The book industry could be waiting until at least 24 November for a government decision on the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to remove Australia’s parallel importation... Read more |
The winners of this year’s NSW Premier’s History Awards were announced at a presentation dinner last night. The winners included: Australian History Prize ($15,000)–Travels in Atomic... Read more |
BBC Worldwide has denied it intends to sell its 75% shareholding in Lonely Planet, after speculation in the UK press that the company would divest... Read more |
Dymocks is celebrating the 130 year anniversary since its first store opened in Sydney. ‘Dymocks is an iconic Australian brand which has stood the test... Read more |
Phil Walshe, who founded the audiobook company Bolinda Publishing some 30 years ago, has sold the business to his daughter Rebecca and her husband Jan... Read more |
Penguin New Zealand has agreed to purchase the assets of New Zealand publisher Mallinson Rendel Publishers. ‘The change of ownership will take place on Friday,... Read more |
Pan Macmillan has reported that its print run for The Five Greatest Warriors (Matthew Reilly) is its biggest ever for an Australian author. ‘We have... Read more |
Small publishing house Aduki Independent Press is up for sale. Aduki publisher, Emily Clark, told WBN she had decided to return to university to study... Read more |
Australian Book Review (ABR) announced the Favourite Australian Novel (FAN) Poll this week. The poll, which asks readers to vote for their favourite Australian novel... Read more |
The winners of the annual NSW KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Award) popular choice awards were announced in Sydney yesterday. The winners were: Picture Storybook... Read more |
Elsevier Australia launches online ordering system ‘Virtual E’Elsevier Australia has announced the launch of a new online stock ordering system called Virtual E. ‘The sophisticated... Read more |
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Frankfurt sacks official over China controversies American Booksellers... Read more |
In rights news this week: SalesNonfiction–Simon & Schuster has sold rights for Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture (Rosemary Morrow) to Taiwan. Children’s and YA–Little Hare... Read more |
Authors on tour from October to March 2010: October Emily Maguire, Picador (Smoke in the Room) Monica Mayhem, Random House (Absolute Mayhem) Don Watson, Random... Read more |
‘Print publishing will be seriously disrupted long before ebooks are used by "most people." That’s because print publishing is a "critical mass" business: we need... Read more |
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol triumphs again in the Bestsellers at number one, followed by The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson.... Read more |
Author of the wildly popular Tully and The Bronze Horseman, Paullina Simons is now in Australia to promote her new novel A Song in the... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Nominations close for 2010 Adelaide Festival awards for literature, 30... Read more |
US children’s book author Norma Fox Mazer has died, aged 78. She wrote more than 30 picture books and novels for young readers, including After... Read more |
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British fantasy author Louise Cooper has died, aged 57. The author of the ‘Seahorses’ and ‘The Mermaid’s Curse’ series wrote more than 80 books.
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