Gary Cobbledick, group managing director of Bookwise International, has announced the departure of Bookwise managing director Patricia Genat, who has led the company since 2003.... Read more
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The shortlist for 15 of the 18 awards to be presented at this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) has been announced. The winners of... Read more
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The Fremantle Arts Centre Press (FACP) has announced the appointment of Mary-Anne Paton as CEO, effective 9 July, as well as its new trading name,... Read more
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The Schumann Frequency by Christopher Ride, the first title to be featured on the ‘Book Choice’ television advertisements, has come in at number six on... Read more
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Campus Bookseller+Publisher, the magazine which attempts to explain the book industry to decision-makers on campus, will be published again this year, following concerns about its future in... Read more
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Carpentaria, the 2007 Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Alexis Wright has been awarded the 2007 Australian Literatures Society (ALS) Gold Medal for ?an outstanding... Read more
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Nielsen Book,�which operates the Neilsen BookScan business in Australia, the US, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Spain and Italy, has announced its intention to launch�the retail... Read more
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Booksellers NZ has released the final program for its 2007 conference, to be held in Auckland on Sunday 29 and Monday 30 July, and is... Read more
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Melbourne will have a new writers’ festival next year with the inaugural Writers at the Convent, to be held at the historic Abbotsford convent arts... Read more
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Coles Group, Australia’s largest retailer–which includes Kmart, Target and Officeworks as well as Coles supermarkets–is finally set to change hands after a bid by Wesfarmers... Read more
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The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced that 20 countries from the Arab-speaking world will be the market Focus for the 2008 fair. A three-day... Read more
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Retail sales figures fall in April and MayAfter ten consecutive months of growth, retail sales slipped 0.1% in May and 0.3% in April, according to... Read more
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Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the last week: US Big Read scheme to grow to 400 cities Espresso Book... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Tokyo International Book Fair from 5-8 July APA Industry Forum... Read more
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A loyal fan base, combined with a big-budget publicity campaign (when was the last time you saw a book ad on the back of a... Read more
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‘It long ago became tedious to ask: why so much fuss about Harry Potter? The question brands you as the same kind of person who... Read more
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