Google has confirmed to Bookseller+Publisher that it will discontinue its ebook reseller program with Australian retailers by early 2013. Google said in a statement last... Read more |
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced that it will present a new award for digital innovation as part of this year’s Australian Book Industry... Read more |
In a letter to suppliers, school bookseller Education Works has announced the closure of its Wooldridges retail stores in Magill, South Australia, and Moorabbin, Victoria,... Read more |
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs), established by a volunteer committee to replace the recently axed Queensland Premier’s awards, will take place in 2012 and are... Read more |
As reported overnight by Publishers Lunch, three US publishers have reached a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), after the DOJ formally... Read more |
The New South Wales Government has announced that this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards will be presented at the State Library of NSW... Read more |
Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) director and CEO Jane O’Hara has confirmed that this year’s festival will be her last. ‘Jane provided more than twelve months... Read more |
Former Dymocks CEO Don Grover has been appointed CEO and managing director of Fusion Retail Brands (FRB). FRB was launched in September 2011 to ‘secur[e]... Read more |
Ebooks sold online through JK Rowling’s Pottermore website are being published on most devices without digital-rights management restrictions (DRM). In place of DRM, each ebook... Read more |
A group of approximately 30 people visited Ariel Books in Paddington, Sydney, on Saturday 25 March as part of a new initiative designed to support local businesses. The... Read more |
A new bookshop has opened at the State Cinema in Hobart, Tasmania. The State Cinema Bookstore started trading on 3 April, and is located adjacent... Read more |
‘Often, in the rush to bestow prestige on the recipient (and benefactor), administrators of literary awards can forget that giving out an award is only... Read more |
The wife of a diplomat goes on a much needed weekend getaway with her three best friends. While enjoying themselves in Monte Carlo, their fun... Read more |
Harlequin has attributed declines in its revenue and earnings in 2011 to lower print sales in overseas markets. In its latest financial results, released by... Read more |
International publisher Elsevier has recorded a two percent increase in underlying sales and a four percent increase in underlying operating profit for 2011. In its... Read more |
Paul Kooperman, director of Australia’s peak poetry body, Australian Poetry Ltd, has resigned, following the resignations of general manager Robert Lukins and publications manager Victoria... Read more |
The finalists for this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The winners of the awards, as well as the Lloyd O’Neil Award... Read more |
Australian cookbooks were among those honoured at the 2012 International Association of Culinary Professionals (ICAP) Food Writing Awards earlier this month. Christine Mansfield’s Tasting India... Read more |
The South Australian Government has announced that it will offer an extra $15,000 for the Premier’s Award at the next Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature,... Read more |
The New South Wales Government has announced that this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards will be presented at the State Library of NSW in... Read more |
Dymocks has confirmed that, as a consequence of his appointment to the Senate, newly appointed Foreign Minister Bob Carr has resigned from the Dymocks Board.... Read more |
Dymocks has confirmed to Bookseller+Publisher that the Dymocks store in Ponsonby, Auckland, has closed. A spokesperson for Dymocks told Bookseller+Publisher that the store finished trading... Read more |
Dymocks has released its 101 Club list of the best books of all time for 2012, as voted by members of the company’s Booklover loyalty program.... Read more |
Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney has created the new Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright’s Award, which offers $20,000 for the creation of a new play by... Read more |
The shortlists for the 2012 Hugo Awards for science-fiction have been announced. The nominations for Best Novel include Among Others (Jo Walton, Tor), A Dance... Read more |
The 2012 Williamstown Literary Festival program has been launched and is available online. This year’s festival will be held on 5-6 May and will be... Read more |
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced that Penguin will publish the winners of its Monash University Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing. EWF said that... Read more |
The Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) has announced the winners of its 2011 National Literary Awards. The Sid Harta Literature Award was awarded to Into... Read more |
Radio National’s Books and Arts Daily has launched a new book club which aims to revive interest in classic Australian novels. The book club, which... Read more |
Bowker, the US parent company of Thorpe-Bowker, which publishes Bookseller+Publisher, has announced it has merged its US-based PubTrack Consumer brand with its UK-based Book Marketing... Read more |
UK author William Boyd (Restless, Any Human Heart) has been chosen by the Ian Fleming estate to write the next official James Bond novel. Boyd... Read more |
Amazon has launched a new Kindle bookstore dedicated to Spanish-language titles for its US-based customers. eBooks Kindle en Español, which operates within Amazon’s existing Kindle... Read more |
Yahoo has filed US patent applications for ebook advertising systems which suggest the company is investigating revenue opportunities from ebooks ads. According to Yahoo’s patent... Read more |
The Bookseller reports that ‘at least two of the big six publishers in the US are refusing to renew contracts with Amazon.com, with the giant... Read more |
Victorian public library staff are invited to apply for the 2012 Shared Leadership Program, aimed at enthusiastic future leaders. Those selected will participate in a... Read more |
In a move that may prove very positive for libraries, Pottermore’s approach to library lending differs from those of the big publishers, who have either... Read more |
The Very Cranky Bear by Australian author Nick Bland (Scholastic) has been chosen for this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime, taking place on Wednesday 23 May... Read more |
St Clair library in the City of Penrith, NSW, has been renovated and reopened with new air-conditioning, carpet, desks and paint. The renovations were funded... Read more |
The State Library of Queensland has launched two exhibitions and a series of events which pay tribute to memories of Queensland floods and celebrates the... Read more |
Sue Roberts, the State Library of Victoria’s new CEO and State Librarian has taken up her position this week. A published author and leading thinker... Read more |
‘It’s Thursday morning and I’m waiting at SPUNC HQ for Imogen to arrive. Today we’re going to upload 80 ebooks to Roger, Syd and David*.... Read more |
We have had histories of salt, porcelain and even double-entry bookkeeping—so why not the office? It is an integral part of many people’s lives and... Read more |
Agency Change Details Publisher: Slack Inc. ISBN Prefix: Various Old Distributor: Central Book Services New Distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 18 May 2012 Returns cutoff date:... Read more |
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Newly appointed Foreign Minister Bob Carr has resigned from his position on the board of Dymocks.
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Former Dymocks CEO Don Grover has been appointed CEO and managing director of Fusion Retail Brands (see News).
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Sue Roberts, the State Library of Victoria’s new CEO and State Librarian has started in her position this week (see News).
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Paul Kooperman has resigned as the director of Australian Poetry Ltd, following the resignations of general manager Robert Lukins and publications manager Victoria Amy. A... Read more |
Registrations are now open for National Simultaneous Storytime, an annual national literacy campaign taking place on Wednesday 23 May at 11am AEDT this year. A... Read more |
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) will be presented at a gala dinner at the Ivy Room in Sydney on Friday 18 May as part... Read more |
The Australian Publishers Association is proud to present the new Book Industry Digital Innovation Award sponsored by Publishing Technology as part of the 2012 Australian... Read more |
If you’re an ABA member and you haven’t taken advantage of the earlybird registration price then make sure you register by Midnight Tonight (Thursday April... Read more |
Since 1999, the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards have recognised, nurtured and sought out great talent in Australian writers. In 2012 the new Premier’s decision to... Read more |
Pascal Press recently purchased all the Publishing assets of Steve Parish Publishing Pty Limited, including Calendars and Diaries, Educational and General Interest books, and Greeting... Read more |
HarperCollins Publishers Australia is delighted to congratulate Jackie French and Emma Quay whose books were shortlisted in the 2012 CBCA awards. Nanberry: Black Brother White... Read more |
Congratulations to all the Allen & Unwin authors and illustrators whose books have been shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the... Read more |
Scholastic Australia is thrilled to acknowledge and congratulate their authors and illustrators who were shortlisted for the 2012 Childrens Book Council Awards last week. Congratulations... Read more |
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