As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on Monday 23 January, 80% of respondents to our annual post-Christmas survey reported that Christmas sales... Read more
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The shortlist for the 2012 Indie Awards has been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Caleb’s Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, HarperCollins) The Street... Read more
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The American Library Association (ALA) has announced its awards for children’s and young adult literature, including the Printz, Newbery, Caldecott and Stonewall. Craig Silvey’s Jasper Jones... Read more
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Digital Publishing Australia, a new community resource to be launched by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), will include an introductory how-to guide to digital publishing and... Read more
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Apple has released a new version of its iBooks application for iPad and a new self-publishing application, which together will allow Apple users to self-publish... Read more
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Several Kindle-edition Australian ebooks listed on Amazon are accompanied by the statement ‘this price was set by the publisher’. The statement, which accompanies Kindle-editions of... Read more
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New bookstores have recently opened in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. Independent bookselling chain Unleash Books opened two new... Read more
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The program for the 2012 Perth Writers Festival has officially been launched. The festival will be held between 23 and 26 February as part of... Read more
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Penguin Australia will launch an Australian list of short ebook-only titles this year. To be called Penguin Australia Shorts, the list will be similar to... Read more
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Jon Appleton has finished in his position as publisher for Lothian Children’s Books at Hachette Australia and has moved to the UK. Appleton finished in his... Read more
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A new research report has fuelled speculation that global retailer Amazon is considering establishing an Australian-facing retail website. The Australian Financial Review and SmartCompany reported... Read more
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London-based marketing, sales and distribution agency Eurospan has announced that it has opened a sales and marketing office in Melbourne. Eurospan said in a statement... Read more
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Penguin Australia’s general publishing team has announced it will accept unsolicited manuscripts electronically once a month. The initiative, called ‘the Monthly Catch’, invites electronic submissions... Read more
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Australian online bookstore Boomerang Books has partnered with 3D search technology firm Thereitis.com to create an online search tool that emulates the book-browsing experience of... Read more
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Registrations are now open for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) International Conference 2012, which will be held on 1 and 2 March in... Read more
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The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) has announced that it has selected Ingram Content Group as its sole library content supplier. The move,... Read more
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Australian Romance Readers Awards 2011 finalists announcedThe finalists in the 2011 Australian Romance Readers Awards were announced on 16 January. Members of the Australian Romance... Read more
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Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to distribute Amazon books in... Read more
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‘While I agree with [Louise] Adler’s call for more subsidies, the question remains where and how the resources should be invested. I remain somewhat unconvinced... Read more
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On Fancy Goods this week, David Gaunt reviews Mateship with Birds (Carrie Tiffany, Macmillan), Andrew Wrathall takes a look at some of the bestselling ebooks... Read more
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In rights news this week: SoldFiction–Random House Australia has sold The Trouble with Fire (Fiona Kidman) to France; Rocking Horse Road (Carl Nixon) to Germany; and... Read more
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January James Duigan, Kyle Books (Clean and Lean Cookbook) Sydney. David Sedaris, Hachette (Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk) Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Kirsten Tranter, Fourth... Read more
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A man is serving a life sentence for a murder he did not commit. Private investigator Paige Holden witnesses the execution of the man’s fiancé,... Read more
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Peter Carey’s latest novel The Chemistry of Tears (Hamish Hamilton) received the most mentions in Media Extra this week. When her lover dies suddenly, all... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Midsumma Festival, Melbourne: 15 January to 5 February Digital Book World... Read more
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