Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Every Secret Thing by Marie Munkara (UQP) is the winner of the 2010 NT Book of the Year Award. The novel, which won the David Unaipon award for unpublished works by...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Wheeler Centre opens; first event raises $20,000 for Indigenous Literacy ProjectThe Wheeler Centre officially opened on Friday night, with the Centre's first event, A Gala Night of Storytelling, raising $20,000...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
The March issue of Bookseller+Publisher reached subscribers last week.Among the top picks in the reviews pages this issue were: Below the Styx (Michael Meehan, A&U); The River: A Journey through...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Actually, it's more like phrases of the week this time. From Monday's digital publishing symposium in Melbourne, we couldn't help but notice the following terms: 'hairy people in the basement...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Finch Publishing will be seeking compensation for a breach of copyright on the US website scribd. ‘An illegal digital version of one of our books, Bully Blocking by Evelyn Field,...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Readers will pay more than they currently do for ebooks, but not much more; ebook publishing and digital marketing are not so scary once you get started; digital rights and...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
As an addendum event to Monday's digital publishing symposium in Melbourne, a ‘digital chat' session featuring New Zealand Digital Publishing Forum founder Martin Taylor and Google's Chris Palma, was held...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Bookseller+Publisher Online has launched a new books blog, Fancy Goods. Fancy Goods, which can be found at http://www.fancygoods.com.au/, will include occasional reviews and select industry news, as well as personal posts...

Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Among the international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Oxfam bookshops raise the ire of UK booksellers and authorsUK reports big drop in rights...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Paris Cookbook Fair, 12-15 February Writers at the Convent, Abbotsford, VIC, 12-14 FebruaryAPA Digital Publishing...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Stieg Larsson stays top of the Bestsellers this week with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire in first and second place respectively. Garth...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Collins Booksellers Geelong, which traded under its historical name Griffiths Booksellers, is to close after almost 100 years. Manager Kate Hunter told the Geelong Advertiser the closure of the Geelong, Victoria...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Sonja Yelich and Sarah Laing are joint winners of this year's Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship. Each will spend five months at the Sargeson Centre in Auckland and receive a NZ$20,000 grant...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Bookselling chain Dymocks has announced a partnership with Melbourne-based ‘customer loyalty specialist' Vii. Under the partnership, Vii will provide a new platform for Dymocks' Booklover loyalty program. ‘Plus they bring...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the editors selected to attend this year's Residential Editorial Program (REP). The...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Berkelouw Books to open in CronullaBerkelouw Books will open a new store in Cronulla, New South Wales. The planned new store follows the addition of a wine bar to the...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has announced it has agreed to purchase children's publisher Little Hare Books (LHB). ‘We have always been fans of Little Hare, we like what they publish...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
‘We're willing to accept lower return for ebook sales as we control the value of our product--books, and content in general. We're taking the long view on ebook pricing, and...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
In rights news this week:SalesFiction--Mainland Chinese rights for Rhyll McMaster's Feather Man (Brandl & Schlesinger) have sold to Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House, through Andrew Nurnberg Associates.Nonfiction--Random House has sold North American rights for Absolute...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The awards shortlists for the 2010 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature have been announced. The nominated works in each category are as follows:Children's literature award ($15,000):Where the Streets had a...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
McGraw-Hill Companies, parent company of McGraw-Hill Australia, has reported a decline in revenue at McGraw-Hill Education of 9.5% for 2009. Revenue dropped to US$2.1 billion (A$2.4 billion) and operating profit...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The West Australian Premier's Australia-Asia Literary Award (AALA), the revamped Western Australian Premier's Literary Award that was launched in 2008, has been discontinued. Following a review of the award, the Western Australian Culture...

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Among the international book news items added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Amazon/Macmillan stand-off ends; Hachette to adopt 'agency model' for ebooksCould US DoJ objection scuttle...