As announced in this classified in today’s WBN, Penguin will be the Australian publisher of Tim Winton’s new novel Breath, due for release in 2008. There had been speculation that... Read more |
The Thomson Corporation has announced the sale of its higher education, careers and library reference assets, which include Thomson Learning Australia, in a US$7.75 billion... Read more |
Following the sale of Harcourt Education to Pearson, reported in last week’s WBN, the ownership of New Zealand-based Reed Publishing may also be set to change. Booksellers... Read more |
Further to the announcement in last week’s WBN that Australia’s two largest book printers, PMP-owned Griffin Press and McPherson’s Printing are planning to merge, subject to... Read more |
The perceived ‘glass ceiling’ that prevents women from reaching the highest-paid jobs in Australian publishing is quantifiably real, according to a report released this week. According... Read more |
The winners of the 2007 Kibble and Dobbie Awards have been announced by prize administrator Perpetual. Deborah Robertson (pictured) is the winner of the $20,000... Read more |
Michael Fraser, chief executive of the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has retired from the position after 21 years to establish his own consultancy on copyright... Read more |
The University of Melbourne has announced the prize money for its Kate Challis RAKA Award and the Peter Blazey Fellowship has ‘almost tripled’ in value.... Read more |
M J Hyland’s Carry me down (Text) is among the six novels shortlisted for the biennial £10,000 (A$23,000) Encore Award for a second novel. The... Read more |
In the forthcoming episode of ABC TV’s ‘First Tuesday Book Club’, to be screened on 5 June, the following book club titles will be announced: The... Read more |
The Dymocks Literacy Foundation is calling for submissions from charities that wish to benefit from its radio-thon with Radio 2UE, designed to raise money for... Read more |
The fourth Emerging Writers’ Festival will take place in Melbourne from Friday 25 May to Sunday 27 May, offering ‘panels, performances, readings and workshops featuring... Read more |
Masters v Akerman over ‘Jonestown’ Jonestown author Chris Masters has accused Piers Akerman, columnist for the Daily Telegraph newspaper, of attempting to ‘nobble’ his chances of wining... Read more |
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Sharemarket pundit recommends Borders/B&N merger US bookstore sales fall again Amazon... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: APA Introduction to Book Publishing seminar, in Sydney on 18... Read more |
The Fastest Movers chart looks at the books that have enjoyed the biggest bump in sales over the past week. It’s not hard to see... Read more |
I feel bad for people getting their books at Amazon or at Target … They’re getting it alone because they want a bargain. How sad.... Read more |
Michael Wilding writes: ‘Dennis Wren, who died in Gosford NSW on 5 April, aged 80, was one of the great characters of Australian publishing in... Read more |
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