Publishers and other book industry groups have detailed their objections to a proposed repeal of parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) in their submissions to the Productivity... Read more |
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is seeking to change the minds of those in government and opposition about the ‘value of existing conditions’ for the... Read more |
The 2016 Adelaide Writers’ Week program has been launched. The event will run from Saturday 27 February to Thursday 3 March at the Pioneer Women’s... Read more |
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A number of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Australian-American author Geraldine Brooks has been made an Officer in... Read more |
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Sydney Story Factory co-founder Catherine Keenan has been named Australia’s Local Hero as part of the 2016 Australia Day Honours for her work as a... Read more |
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s ‘Treehouse’ books took the top five spots in the 2015 Australian bestsellers chart, selling a total of 714,000 copies, according... Read more |
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has appointed Annabel Barker as its MD from 1 February. Barker is currently HGE’s rights manager, and has previously worked at... Read more |
Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Liz Bray as its new deputy sales director, beginning on 4 February. Bray, a former children’s book director at... Read more |
Writers Victoria has announced the finalists for the 2016 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The... Read more |
Michael Robotham’s Life or Death (Sphere) has been shortlisted for best novel in the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction... Read more |
The Little Bookroom’s second store on Degraves St in Melbourne’s CBD closed on 24 January. The store had been running for the past five years.... Read more |
The Sydney Writers Festival (SWF) is running events with four international authors in March. From 3-4 March the festival will host events with British novelist... Read more |
In the US, the results from publisher Lee & Low’s ‘Diversity Baseline’ survey of the workforce at 34 book publishers and eight review journals have... Read more |
The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and retail research organisation Civic Economics have released a report blaming Amazon for US$1bn (A$1.43bn) in lost revenue to state... Read more |
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In the UK, Frances Hardinge’s The Lie Tree (Macmillan Children’s Books) has won the 2015 Costa Book of the Year award. It was previously the... Read more |
Print book sales rose 1% in volume and 3% in value in Canada in 2015, reports Publishers Weekly. The increase follows several years of declining... Read more |
Pearson will cut 4000 jobs—around 10% of its global workforce—by the middle of 2016, reports the Bookseller. The publisher announced the news in a trading... Read more |
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the shortlist for the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Awards. The finalists for the 2016... Read more |
Plans to cut £374,000 (A$768,000) from the Welsh Books Council’s budget have been cancelled following protests from writers and publishers, reports the Bookseller. Wales deputy... Read more |
Sales Fiction—Text has sold Greek rights to In Certain Circles (Elizabeth Harrower) to Dardanos; Vietnamese rights to Skin (Ilka Tampke) to Women’s Publishing House; Japanese... Read more |
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Film tie-ins are making an impact on this week’s bestseller charts, taking up four out of five spots on the fastest movers chart. Star Wars... Read more |
‘After receiving international accolades for her Miles Franklin-shortlisted debut novel The Night Guest, Fiona McFarlane follows up with a short-story collection laden with wry wit... Read more |
‘It’s one thing for a producer or manufacturer to compete with a cheaper competitor. It’s another to compete with your own work being sold back cheaply in to your own market’—Working Title Press director Jane Covernton warns against the proposed repeal of PIRs in her submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into Australia’s intellectual property arrangements
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Brolga Books publisher and former managing director of Angus and Roberston Bookworld David Conners has died, aged 68. Sandy Grant, chief executive at Hardie Grant... Read more |
Booktopia is counting down the top 50 finalists in its annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ promotion. On 25 January, Booktopia began announcing the finalists, with 10 finalists... Read more |
The Australian Library and Information Association has announced the keynote speakers for its 2016 National Conference. Keynotes will be delivered by Kate Torney, the new... Read more |
Retired Curtin University lecturer and librarian Kerry Smith has been made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for ‘significant service... Read more |
The State Library of Queensland’s (SLQ) newly acquired digital book scanner has been put on display. The Kirtas APT Bookscan 2400 RA machine, which scans... Read more |
UK author Alexia Casale has established a YA festival and author touring program that aims to connect libraries and schools, reports the Guardian. The first... Read more |
Leanne Hall’s new novel for younger readers Iris and the Tiger is infused with ‘a kind of magical realism that is unusual in children’s and YA... Read more |
Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Liz Bray as its new deputy sales director, beginning on 4 February. Bray replaces Grainne Reidy, who has left... Read more |
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Hardie Grant Egmont has appointed Annabel Barker as its MD. (See news.)
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The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will hold a one-day workshop on editing fiction for a young adult audience, presented by publisher and editor Zoe... Read more |
US Book and Calendar Publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing, is closing their Australian office.
Local Managing Director, Deborah McQuoid, will manage the transition of the business until the end of March, 2016. All AMP staff positions have been made redundant.
‘Andrews McMeel Publishing will maintain an ongoing direct book distribution arrangement with Hardie Grant Books and they are currently looking at potential ways to support AMP calendar customers in Australia and New Zealand,’ stated Deborah McQuoid. ‘The business however will no longer be served by a local office’.
Paperblanks, which has been managed through the AMP office, will continue independently with no changes to sales or distribution. All contact details remain the same. Tel 02 9904 5200.
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Anyone with a copy of the 70s classic Grammar as Style by Virginia Tufte (any edition, reprints fine) to sell, please contact rose.michael@rmit.edu.au.
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Hardie Grant Books will be releasing three new titles in the Harry Potter colouring series – Harry Potter Magical Creatures Colouring Book (9781743792025 released mid-February); Harry Potter Colouring Postcards (9781743792186 released April) and the Harry Potter Colouring Poster Book (9781743792179 released April). Make sure to order these soon-to-be best-sellers with your Hardie Grant sales rep. Or contact PRH customer service on 1800 338 836 or orders@unitedbookdistributors.com.au.
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