Tuesday, 10 October 2006
The winners of the 2006 NSW Premier's History Awards were announced in Newcastle last week.The annual awards were instituted in 1997, with the intention of ‘recognising and promoting excellence in...

Sunday, 8 October 2006
As another Frankfurt Book Fair comes to a close, how has it gone from an Australian perspective? Having polled a large number of exhibitors in Hall 8.0 over the week,...

Thursday, 5 October 2006
Thorpe-Bowker publisher Andrew Wilkins has again been on the spot at the Frankfurt Book Fair, reporting each day not only for WBN but also for the Fair's official daily bulletins. His stories...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
The winning titles in the 2006 WAYRBAs (Western Australian Young Readers' Book Awards) were announced on 22 September. The winners were as follows: Younger readers' award: Garden of the Purple...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
Allen & Unwin's Patrick Gallagher was among the speakers at the 20th Rights Directors Meeting, a traditional precursor of the Frankfurt Book Fair. With a topic covering the English-language rights market,...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
This year, the Frankfurt Book Fair is focusing strongly on education and literacy, with a theme of ‘Education for the Future.' Speaking at the opening press conference of the fair,...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
This year's Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair is India, which today unveiled a major exhibition focused on its literature and cultural history. Coordinated by the National Book...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
A 4% increase in exhibitors from Germany has more than compensated for a small drop in overseas exhibitors this year, allowing the Frankfurt Book Fair to legitimately claim another record...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
With a turnover of about US$88 billion (A$115 billion), the global publishing industry is the world's largest creative industry, International Publishers Association (IPA) president and Argentinian publisher Ana Maria Caballenas...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
Sony has finally released its much-delayed Sony Reader in the US--but so far the global electronics giant has no plans to release the device in Australia.The paperback-sized reader, which has...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
The 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair starts today.More than 280,000 people are expected to attend this year's fair. All 13 exhibition halls at the fair are sold out and 3.5% more...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
Federal Attorney-general Philip Ruddock has rejected the key recommendation of the Australian Law Reform Commission's report into the Government's 2005 Anti-terrorism Act--that the term ‘sedition' be removed.‘I won't be recommending...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
Administrator Worrells Insolvency has issued an update to the creditors of remainder wholesaler Australian Book Centre, which went into liquidation earlier this year.The update reveals that unsecured trade creditors still...

Tuesday, 3 October 2006
In news from our Around the World blog this week: Borders launches a US online book club; Waterstone's reports another sales decline; Amazon.co.uk takes out ‘bestselling company of the year';...