Quote of the week
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
‘The fact that Amazon is moving into physical stores is a reflection of their recognition that, actually, physical is complementary to digital’—Paul Currie reflects on the sustainable future of bookstores...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
‘My chief concern about any proposed morality clause would be “in whose opinion”. Certainly, it should not be solely up to the publisher to decide.’—Literary agent Clare Alexander of Alexander...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 14 June 2018
‘While the crime writing community is diverse in many ways, it lacks authors from BAME backgrounds. With crime fiction’s increasing popularity, it seems more important than ever that its creators...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
‘The economics from just last year until today have shifted so dramatically it makes your head spin. I had seven-figure offers for books that haven’t been read yet. That’s how...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
‘The need to embrace “digital” has distracted publishers from what writers and readers really want. Readers don’t care about interactive books and experimental webpages, or even about ebooks. They just...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
‘The way we are all publishing more to shore up our revenue [is an issue] … it is making it harder to realise good sales results for each book and...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
‘Trends (currently audiobooks) are one thing, but it isn’t just a matter of putting our books into different formats—we need to be able to do this with solid strategies for...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
‘One of the things we have to be careful about is that we don’t become this closed shop that feels intimidating or hard to break into. We need to constantly...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
‘Get out there and talk to writers. Not only are they the future of our industry, but they’re also the most interesting, intelligent and downright talented people out there—and they...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 26 April 2018
‘Publishers are talking about how much bigger audio is and how much they need to have it, but they’re having their cake and eating it if advances aren’t any different...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
‘Six years on, what has amazed us is how fast and far-reaching the effects have been ... I encourage leaders in other areas—especially cultural ones—to consider bold interventions, as we...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
‘There are lots of listeners that don’t read books, and there are a dizzying range of demographics listening. In five years’ time—I put money on it—audio will not be this...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 5 April 2018
‘To me, a town, village or city is empty without the power of a bookshop … That is why we have to fight for bookshops. Every last one is precious...
Quote of the Week
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
'The support this book has received from independent booksellers all over the country has been truly overwhelming. I am so grateful to every person who has ever hand-sold Nevermoor …...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
‘There are two unresolved questions in podcasting: discoverability and monetisation … how do you find and grow your audience? And how do you finance the creation of great content?’—Executive producer Astrid...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 15 March 2018
‘He brought an outsider’s view to Australia, while at the same time capturing the larrikin spirit and often destructive masculinity of Australian men.’ —Crime writer Michael Robotham remembers award-winning author...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
‘At best I think we can say that this was a wonderful opportunity missed. I am sure that there are capable people and authors out there who could do the...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
‘In my experience blokes feel confident writing young, in their twenties. Women take a while to get up the nerve to write their book’—Helen Garner on emerging writers in the...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
‘We, as publishers, have not done a great job going digital. We’ve tried. We’ve tried enhanced or enriched ebooks—didn’t work. We’ve tried apps, websites with our content—we have one or...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
‘I want to be an ambassador for the fears and hopes and dreams and dreads that young people have as they contemplate and navigate today’s world, and also as they...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
‘These are exciting times and I don’t need to remind readers that in the year of #MeToo, gender politics are more firmly on the table than ever. That wave that...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
‘We cannot compete with the likes of Amazon when it takes [so] long to replenish stock in key trading periods’—Dymocks head of merchandise and marketing Sophie Higgins reflects the sentiment...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
‘There is a distinct difference between suitably skilled and employable people choosing to forgo financial gain in the service of a greater artistic good, and the current system, which demands...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
‘The only Tongan-Australian story we have is Chris Lilley’s (Jonah from Tonga). If that’s all Australia is engaging with, a white guy in brown paint, then we have a lot...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
‘We’ve reprinted at least four times since Thursday and we will probably reprint again before the end of today. It’s an hour-by-hour decision.’—Hachette Australia joint managing director Justin Ractliffe on...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
‘This is an industry with older, established men in the corner offices and young women working themselves to the ground in the cubicles, trying to earn themselves a break; that...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
‘We had to go back to basics and ask again: What are books and stories for? Of course, they are for children. But where do they fit into the world...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
‘By steering boys away from books by and about women, we are teaching them that women’s stories are not interesting or important, and that women cannot be empathised with’—Author Lili...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
‘Where you shop is of course entirely your choice, but it’s important to really make that choice a conscious one’—Readings managing director Mark Rubbo makes the case for supporting independent...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
‘I became a writer because I couldn’t find stories that spoke to me about me and my life. But also because I didn’t want anyone else to speak for me’—Sunil...
