Dymocks’ CEO Don Grover [pictured] has issued a response to the Australian Society of Authors’ recent press release that expressed ‘serious concerns’ over digital rights... Read more
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Borders is continuing to open new stores in Australia and New Zealand, despite the ongoing sale process. Last week saw the opening of a store... Read more
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Patricia Genat has joined South Australian library supply business ALS Library Services as managing director. She has also taken an equity position in the business. Genat... Read more
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As the nation adjusts to the end of 11 years of Liberal governance, the publishing industry will be among many waiting as the dust settles... Read more
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The four titles shortlisted for this year’s Walkley award for nonfiction are: The Great War (Les Carlyon, Picador) People in Glass Houses (Tanya Levin, Black... Read more
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Around 70 booksellers and publishers attended the New South Wales branch of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Christmas party last Wednesday 21 November in Pyrmont,... Read more
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The combined children’s bookshop, education centre and gallery space Books Illustrated is moving from the Gasworks Arts Park in Melbourne’s Albert Park where it has... Read more
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Melbourne Writers Festival director Rosemary Cameron has confirmed that the 2007 festival this year earned the highest box-office sales on record. Box office sales increased... Read more
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The New Zealand publisher Reed Publishing will be known as Raupo Publishing as a result of its acquisition from Reed Elsevier by Pearson in May... Read more
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Bookseller+Publisher Online now has its own group on social networking site Facebook. If you are a user of Facebook and would like to join, click... Read more
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Kiwi claims victory in Amazon patent fightNew Zealander Peter Calveley is claiming a one-man victory over Amazon.com, with the internet retail giant announcing changes to its... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Australian Copyright Council training sessions, Adelaide 26 – 30 November... Read more
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Among the stories added to our Around the World blog this week: Fodor’s goes mobile HC UK CEO talks up digital future Borders’ third-quarter figures... Read more
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‘Frankly, we’re stunned that Dr Fisher has reacted in this way to a development that would see Australian books reach new global markets’–Dymocks CEO Don... Read more
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Bryce Courtenay snatches top spot this week from Matthew Reilly with his new book The Persimmon Tree. Courtenay has described it as ‘unashamedly, a love... Read more
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