RBmedia announces launch of Audiobooks.com in Australia
Date: 18 October 2017Category: Classifieds
Audiobooks.com, the second largest provider of audiobooks in North America, launched in Australia today Audiobooks.com owner, RBmedia, builds on 5 years of Australian success with leading audiobook publisher Wavesound The... Read more
RB Media launches Audiobooks.com in Australia
Date: 18 October 2017Category: Local news
Audiobook publisher and digital media distributor RB Media, which owns Australian audiobook provider Wavesound, has launched its streaming and downloading service Audiobooks.com in Australia today. RB Media is offering new... Read more
Copyright Agency signs three new publishers to LearningField
Date: 11 August 2017Category: Local news
The Copyright Agency has signed three new publishers—National Educational Advancement Programs, Edrolo and Titan Education—to its etextbook subscription service LearningField for a further three years. The deal adds about 250... Read more
German universities to let Elsevier contracts lapse
Date: 26 July 2017Category: Library news International
In Germany, 13 additional universities have announced they will not renew their subscriptions with Dutch publishing company Elsevier once they end in December, joining around 60 other institutions that allowed... Read more
Receptionist/Digital Assistant, Sydney
Date: 26 July 2017Category: Jobs
Pan Macmillan Australia Pan Macmillan Australia is seeking an efficient, enthusiastic self-starter to act as the first point of contact for the company and assist with our digital business. This... Read more
Sound of the times: The rise of audio
Date: 17 July 2017Category: Features Magazine feature story
From audiobooks to podcasts, Brad Jefferies investigates the rising popularity of audio formats. The widespread take-up of smartphones has enabled the growth of the audiobook market at the same time... Read more
Bloomsbury signs up to UK ‘Spotify for textbooks’ subscription service
Date: 6 July 2017Category: International news
In the UK, Bloomsbury has signed up more than 7000 titles for a new textbook subscription service Perlego, reports the Bookseller. Describing itself as ‘Spotify for textbooks’, Perlego offers students... Read more
School supplier The Booklegger to close its print distribution business
Date: 15 June 2017Category: Junior Local news
Australian school supplier The Booklegger will close its print distribution business at the end of June ‘due to a monumental decline in school library purchasing’, managing director Rick Susman has... Read more
Macquarie University report into Australian readers finds broad support for local publishing industry
Date: 29 May 2017Category: Local news
Macquarie University has published a report examining Australian book readers, the third and final stage of its three-year research project on Australia’s changing book industry. The book readership stage of the research... Read more
Scribd adds newspaper content, reports over 500k subscribers
Date: 24 May 2017Category: International news
US-based online reading subscription service Scribd has expanded its content to include newspapers, reports Publishers Weekly. Subscribers will now have access to selected articles from the New York Times, the... Read more
Lady of the Realm (Hoa Pham, Spinifex Press)
Date: 22 May 2017Category: Reviews Reviews newsletter Book review list
Lady of the Realm is the eighth book by writer and founder of Peril Magazine Hoa Pham. The novella follows the story of a young Vietnamese girl, Lien, who seeks... Read more
Join the club: Small children’s publishers building book clubs
Date: 9 May 2017Category: Features Junior Magazine feature story
Driven by a lack of access to media and retailers, concerns over literacy and a desire to instil a love of reading, small children’s publishers are investing in new ways... Read more
Digital media company RBmedia launches, acquires Audiobooks.com
Date: 12 April 2017Category: International news
A new company specialising in the production and distribution of spoken audio content and digital media has been established in the US. RBmedia, which is backed by private equity firm... Read more
Information on ‘Books+Publishing’ invoicing
Date: 1 March 2017Category: Classifieds
As Books+Publishing is part of the US-based company ProQuest, invoices for Books+Publishing advertising or subscriptions are now billed by ProQuest. If you have any queries regarding invoices sent by ProQuest,... Read more
Question time: Reflections on the role of the publisher
Date: 28 February 2017Category: Features Opinion
UQP nonfiction publisher Alexandra Payne has worked in the publishing industry since 1995 and is completing a doctorate on the future of the publisher in a transmedia landscape. She joins... Read more
Data and innovation discussed at Digital Book World 2017
Date: 22 February 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Changes to ‘Books+Publishing’ logins
Date: 8 February 2017Category: B+P announcements
McPherson’s ‘Grace Beside Me’ adapted for TV
Date: 19 January 2017Category: Junior Local news
Regional Sales Manager, New Zealand
Date: 11 January 2017Category: Jobs
Top ‘Books+Publishing’ stories, reviews of 2016
Date: 16 December 2016Category: Recently published by B+P
Merry Christmas: Our 2016 highlights and plans for 2017
Date: 6 December 2016Category: Recently published by B+P
Lucashenko wins Copyright Agency fellowship; $115m distributed to members in 2015-16
Date: 24 November 2016Category: Local news
Kindle Unlimited launches in Australia
Date: 9 November 2016Category: Local news
Scribd adds magazines to subscription service
Date: 2 November 2016Category: International news
Danish publishers withdraw ebooks from libraries
Date: 28 September 2016Category: Library news International
Wiley acquires publishing software company Atypon
Date: 23 August 2016Category: International news
Amazon US launches ‘Kindle Singles Classics’
Date: 20 July 2016Category: International news
Subscription service eMusic relaunches audiobook program, eStories
Date: 19 July 2016Category: International news
Reaching the readers: Terri-ann White on book promotion
Date: 8 July 2016Category: Features Opinion
Wiley revenue down as it continues investment in digital
Date: 16 June 2016Category: International news
Seaside Bookshop for Sale Victoria
Date: 1 June 2016Category: Classifieds
Editorial Assistant, Melbourne
Date: 18 May 2016Category: Jobs
Skylarking (Kate Mildenhall, Black Inc.)
Date: 10 May 2016Category: Reviews Reviews newsletter Book review list
Digital Assistant/Receptionist, Sydney
Date: 13 April 2016Category: Jobs
The Last Days of Ava Langdon (Mark O’Flynn, UQP)
Date: 21 March 2016Category: Reviews Reviews newsletter Book review list
Customer Services Representative, Melbourne
Date: 1 March 2016Category: Jobs
NLA cuts programs as part of major review of services
Date: 24 February 2016Category: Library news
Scribd drops unlimited ebooks model
Date: 19 February 2016Category: International news
Macquarie Uni report reveals innovations, challenges in publishing
Date: 5 February 2016Category: Local news
Staff changes at ‘Griffith Review’
Date: 3 February 2016Category: Moves/personnel
Sales (Contract), Melbourne
Date: 28 January 2016Category: Jobs
‘Books+Publishing’ website upgrade
Date: 30 November 2015Category: B+P announcements
Story Box Library Announcement
Date: 25 November 2015Category: Classifieds
Editors quit Elsevier journal over open-access dispute
Date: 9 November 2015Category: International news
Scribe nonfiction prize 2015 shortlist announced
Date: 4 November 2015Category: Local news
Disney to launch digital subscription service in Europe
Date: 23 October 2015Category: International news
Bonnier developing new ebook subscription service
Date: 9 October 2015Category: International news
Business Development Manager, CAVAL Ltd., Victoria
Date: 7 October 2015Category: Jobs
Angus & Robertson and Bookworld online stores to merge
Date: 1 October 2015Category: Local news
Industry responds to Oyster closure
Date: 25 September 2015Category: International news
Oyster ebook subscription service to close
Date: 22 September 2015Category: International news
Scribe 2015 nonfiction prize longlist announced
Date: 14 September 2015Category: Local news
Scribd restricts access to audiobook content
Date: 25 August 2015Category: International news
LearningField re-signs OUP, CUP, Pearson
Date: 11 August 2015Category: Local news
Report finds new media a key threat to the UK book market
Date: 31 July 2015Category: International news
ABC Shops to close; bookstores, ABC in discussion over ABC Centres
Date: 29 July 2015Category: Local news
Digital Sales Consultant (Multiple Positions), Blake eLearning, Brisbane/Melbourne/Perth
Date: 22 July 2015Category: Jobs
Scribd makes dramatic cuts to romance list
Date: 2 July 2015Category: International news
Oyster introduces feature to reduce ereading eyestrain
Date: 19 June 2015Category: International news
Swift ‘One Card’ system coming to Victorian libraries
Date: 20 May 2015Category: Library news
Goodreads adds free audiobook samples
Date: 23 April 2015Category: International news
Oyster launches ebook store
Date: 9 April 2015Category: International news
Digital sales, consumer marketing discussed at International Publishers Congress
Date: 1 April 2015Category: Local news
Indie booksellers personalise recommendations with new app
Date: 31 March 2015Category: International news
‘The Hoopla’ closes citing competitive online market
Date: 24 March 2015Category: Local news
Australian recipe site Cooked launches in the UK
Date: 27 February 2015Category: In brief
Macmillan Digital Assistant/Receptionist, Macmillan Publishers Australia, Sydney
Date: 24 February 2015Category: Jobs
Kindle Unlimited illegal in France
Date: 20 February 2015Category: International news
Amazon Studios announces screening for Michael Connelly adaptation
Date: 20 January 2015Category: International news
Macmillan signs new Amazon sales deal
Date: 7 January 2015Category: International news
Oyster launches online literary journal
Date: 21 November 2014Category: International news
Hardie Grant wins best consumer site for Cooked
Date: 17 November 2014Category: Local news
Scribe 2014 nonfiction prize shortlist announced
Date: 10 November 2014Category: Local news
Cooking the books: Hannah Koelmeyer shares her career journey
Date: 17 October 2014Category: Features
Marketing Coordinator, Wiley, Melbourne
Date: 14 October 2014Category: Jobs
Text, Hardie Grant nominated for 2014 FutureBook Innovation Awards
Date: 10 October 2014Category: Local news
Harlequin signs exclusive subscription deal with Scribd
Date: 3 October 2014Category: International news
Readfy launches advertisement-supported ebook service
Date: 2 October 2014Category: International news
ALIA conference iPad competition winner announced
Date: 1 October 2014Category: Classifieds
Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited in the UK
Date: 25 September 2014Category: International news
Quote of the week
Date: 17 September 2014Category: Local news
Black Inc. partners with Scribd
Date: 11 September 2014Category: Local news
Spain’s domestic publishing down 12% in 2013
Date: 29 August 2014Category: International news
‘Sunday Chutney’ selected for Read for Australia event
Date: 28 August 2014Category: Local news
Digital & Direct Marketing Coordinator, Lesson Zone, Brookvale, NSW
Date: 19 August 2014Category: Jobs
e-Content Management Pty Ltd journals join Social Sciences & Humanities market leader Routledge for 2015
Date: 11 August 2014Category: Classifieds
Book reviews, extracts to feature in ‘Womankind’ magazine
Date: 8 August 2014Category: Local news
International library news
Date: 6 August 2014Category: Library news
Macmillan Education joins Copyright Agency’s LearningField
Date: 4 August 2014Category: Local news
Concerns raised over author royalties from ebook subscription services
Date: 29 July 2014Category: International news
Kindle Unlimited titles dominate Kindle bestseller list
Date: 25 July 2014Category: International news
The fun of the fair: Angela Crocombe on children’s and YA trends at BEA
Date: 23 July 2014Category:
Amazon launches ebook subscription service Kindle Unlimited
Date: 23 July 2014Category: International news
Innovation, interrupted: Zoe Dattner on the trouble with digital publishing start-ups
Date: 21 July 2014Category: Features
OUP reports ‘impressive’ local growth
Date: 16 July 2014Category: Local news
Smashwords releases 2014 ebook sales survey
Date: 9 July 2014Category: International news