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Supply, stock, staff and sales 

15 December 2017
Many booksellers reported improved delivery services so far this Christmas, although issues with supply availability, damages and unavailable titles remain a problem for some. ‘It’s been pretty good this year’,...

Publishers’ perspectives 

15 December 2017
Australia’s large and medium-sized publishers are expecting a steady 2017 Christmas trading period, with most reporting that sales are either up or ‘about the same’ compared to the same time...

Expectations in check 

15 December 2017
After a slow start to Christmas sales, booksellers are almost unanimously keeping their expectations in check, despite what’s hoped to be a bumper last week of sales. Almost four in...

Online sales and ebooks 

15 December 2017
Thirty-seven percent of bookstores surveyed aren’t selling print books online this Christmas, with 17% not having a store website at all. For those that are selling online, the majority are...

CBCA Awards 2017 shortlists announced

28 March 2017
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older Readers*  Waer (Meg Caddy, Text) Words...

Publishers’ perspectives 

24 January 2017
Publishers finished the Christmas period strongly, with almost all of the larger publishers reporting that Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ or up on last year following a surge in...

The books: Kent, Pape lead strong local lists 

23 January 2017
Two local titles, The Good People by Hannah Kent (Picador) and The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape (Wrightbooks), were the most mentioned fiction and nonfiction titles this Christmas, with booksellers listing a...

Supply, stock, staff and sales 

16 December 2016
Many booksellers have expressed cautious satisfaction with the availability and supply of stock so far this Christmas, although concerns regarding delivery services, damages and unavailable titles persist. ‘Supply has generally been...

Online sales and ebooks 

16 December 2016
Twenty-nine percent of bookstores surveyed aren’t selling print books online this Christmas, with 10% not having a store website at all. For those that have embraced ecommerce, print book sales...

Publishers’ perspectives 

16 December 2016
Australia’s large and medium-sized publishers are reasonably happy with sales in the lead-up to Christmas, with most reporting that sales are either ‘about the same’ as last year or down...

All down to the last week 

16 December 2016
Booksellers are hoping for a big final week of sales, but are preparing themselves for Christmas sales that are somewhere between ‘okay’ and ‘excellent’. Just under half of booksellers (47%)...

CBCA Awards 2016 winners announced

19 August 2016
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers...

CBCA Awards 2016 shortlists announced

20 May 2016
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Book of...

The books: ‘Freaking colouring books!’ 

22 January 2016
While only one narrative nonfiction title made Nielsen BookScan’s nonfiction bestsellers chart, a number of local titles were among the most-mentioned by booksellers: Kerry O’Brien’s Keating (A&U), memoirs from Magda...

Publishers’ perspectives 

22 January 2016
Christmas sales were up in 2015 for more than two thirds of the major publishers, and ‘about the same’ for the remaining third. Approximately half of the major publishers said...

The books: Kinney, Szubanski, Bryson 

16 December 2015
Fewer booksellers are impressed by the books on offer this Christmas. Only 42% of respondents thought the Christmas range was strong, compared to 65% who said the same for Christmas...