Stuck in hospital after an accident he can’t remember, Alex is forced to try to put together the events that led him to this moment,... Read more
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The Tudor family has long been a focus for historical novels, with authors such as Alison Weir, Philippa Gregory and Hilary Mantel flooding the market... Read more
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The Mary Ryan’s bookstore in the Brisbane suburb of Bulimba has closed after eight years in business. The store, which was located on Oxford St... Read more
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The Five Mile Press has won the 2013 Licensee of the Year Award at this year’s Mattel licensing summit in Melbourne. The publisher was selected... Read more
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The organisers of the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) have achieved their $20,000 crowdfunding target in just under four weeks. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the money... Read more
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Pan Macmillan has announced a recall of Outlaw Bikers in Australia by Duncan McNab from Queensland bookstores. The publisher said in a statement that the book ‘has been recalled... Read more
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HarperCollins New Zealand has announced that it is accepting unsolicited manuscripts via its website. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, HarperCollins Australia recently launched an online... Read more
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The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) has announced the winners of its 2013 awards. The winners in each category are: YBP... Read more
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The Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC) has developed a set of principles for the supply of ebooks to Australian libraries as part of its final... Read more
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Political parties repond to ALIA’s ‘Library and Information Agenda’ Australia’s political parties have responded to the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)’s ‘Library and Information... Read more
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Jamie Oliver cookbook donated to every UK library A free copy of Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook, Save with Jamie (Michael Joseph), is being donated to... Read more
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Modjeska to present 2013 NLA Seymour lecture The National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra has announced that Drusilla Modjeska will deliver the 2013 Seymour... Read more
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A number of Australian and New Zealand librarians and library professionals have been elected to new positions on various committees of the International Federation of... Read more
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The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) is giving its members free access to EBL’s ebook library service for a number of... Read more
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September is often a highlight on the sporting calendar as many local and national seasons draw to a close and finals begin. Andrew Wrathall spoke to several publishers... Read more
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Looking for some last-minute Father’s Day ideas? Andrea Hanke rounds up some of the publishers’ highlights, from new books to mark anniversaries for Wisden and... Read more
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Nerida Fearnley is no longer working for Lightning Source Australia. A spokesperson for Ingram told Books+Publishing that Fearnley, who joined the company in the role... Read more
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Kirsty Ward, head of consumer and market insights at Simon & Schuster Australia, will leave the company in September to join Sydney organic and natural... Read more
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The Small Press Network (SPN) has appointed Tim Coronel to coordinate its 2013 independent publishing conference. Coronel will work two days per week from SPN’s... Read more
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Entries for the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards are open. Australian citizens and permanent residents can enter one of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama... Read more
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The Australian Publishers Association’s Independent Publishers Committee is hosting a networking event on Monday 9 September from 5-7 pm at the Queensland Writers Centre. Drinks... Read more
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As of September 1st 2013 Jill Eggleton and Tracy Strudley, directors of Global Education Systems Ltd (GES), will promote and manage Marie M. Clay’s sensational body of work globally. For three decades Marie M. Clay has been acknowledged as a world leader in research on literacy learning, child development and the prevention of learning disorders. This week, through GES, Scholastic Australia and New Zealand are taking over the distribution of titles produced by the Marie Clay Literacy Trust.
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New Zealand Information
Announcement: Marie Clay literacy resources
Please note that as of 1 September 2013 all products belonging to the Marie Clay list (currently distributed by Pearson Education New Zealand) will be managed by Global Education Systems and distributed by Scholastic NZ.
They can be contacted on: Scholastic NZ Ltd Phone orders 09 2748112 Email address is orders@scholastic.co.nz Fax Number 09 2748114
Australian Information
Announcement: Marie Clay literacy resources
Please note that as of 1 September 2013 all products belonging to the Marie Clay list (currently distributed by Pearson Education New Zealand) will be managed by Global Education Systems and distributed by Scholastic PTY Ltd.
They can be contacted on: Scholastic PTY Ltd Phone orders 02 4329 9473 Contact Person is Rosyln Willcockson 02 4329 9116 Email address is order processing@scholastic.com.au Fax Number 02 4304 0202
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Following on from an evaluation of our minimum order value, Harper Entertainment Distribution Services [HEDS] will be lowering its minimum order value from $300 (plus GST) to $200 (plus GST).
This change will become effective from Monday 2nd September 2013 and will be calculated on the invoice value of any order. Orders at and below this value will be held until they merge and combine with other orders to generate a total invoice value in excess of $200 (plus GST).
HEDS is committed to providing the best possible service to our Customers. In order to do this, we will continue to listen to our Customers and make adjustments to our policies when appropriate.
If you have any questions please contact our Customer Service team on 1300 551 721.
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