ABA plans state branch meetings
Following the announcement of regular meetings to be held by the Victorian branch, the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced plans to organise regular state branch meetings nationwide. ‘We want...
Productivity Commission recommends open market
As reported in a WBN special bulletin yesterday, the Productivity Commission's final report on Australia's book parallel importation laws has been released, recommending the government repeal Australia's parallel import restrictions...
‘Quiet but productive’ at ABA conference
The three-day ABA conference, held in Manly, Sydney, from Sunday 21 June to Tuesday 23 June, was noticeably quieter than last year, though general feedback from those in attendance found...
In brief
ABA appointments for Connolly, Page and Whitmont At this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) AGM, held on Monday at the ABA national conference in Sydney, Graeme Connolly was named treasurer,...
Ullin presented with Lifetime Achievement Award
Albert Ullin, the founder of iconic children's bookshop The Little Bookroom, was presented with a lifetime achievement award on Monday night at the Australian Booksellers Association annual dinner. The Little...
ABA announces special guest for conference
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Meg Smith of the American Booksellers Association is making a special appearance at this years ABA conference as part of the keynote...
ABA concerned about proposed new award wage
Retailing groups including the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) and Australian Retailers Association (ARA) are warning that new retail award wages, due to be implemented from 1 January next year,...
Retail sales up 0.3% in April
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported that retail sales rose 0.3% in April to $19.351 billion from $19.296 billion in March, seasonally adjusted. However the results for April...
ABA to participate in retail tenancy ‘crisis meeting’
The Australian Booksellers Association has joined the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in calling on the federal government to bring retailers and landlords together at a Retail Tenancy Crisis meeting. ‘Many...
Bookseller+Publisher to produce conference daily newsletter
The next issue of Bookseller+Publisher, the official magazine of the ABA National Conference, will contain the conference program, as well as guest and speaker profiles, and will be distributed to...
ABA extends early-bird conference registration
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced it has extended early-bird registrations for this year's ABA national conference to Friday 5 June. The ABA encourages all in the book trade to...
Budget 2009: ABA, APA welcome extended Books Alive funding
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) have both welcomed the extension of funding for the Books Alive campaign, included in last night's federal budget. ‘The Books...
Booksellers encouraged to enter ABIA bookseller marketing award
The year's Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) will be held on Tuesday 23 June at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney. The awards will conclude the final day of the Australian...
Parallel importation: media coverage, 278 submissions posted by Productivity Commission
The 278 submissions so far posted on the Productivity Commission's website in response to its draft recommendations on Australia's parallel importation laws outnumber the 272 submissions originally received by the...
Dymocks petition attracts 18,000 as PC submissions close
Final submissions to the Productivity Commission on its study of Australia's book parallel importation laws have now been lodged, with the overwhelming majority of those so far posted online rejecting...
Productivity Commission: final submissions due Friday
As Friday's deadline approaches, trade bodies are busily preparing their final submissions to the Productivity Commission and encouraging their members to do likewise. The APA is continuing to inform and...
Children’s authors to picket Dymocks
A group of children's authors has announced that it plans to stage a protest outside Dymocks' central Brisbane store tomorrow (Thursday), protesting against the chain's support for an open market....
ABA Conference: speakers announced; registrations open soon
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced program highlights for its 85th Annual Conference, to be held from 21 to 23 June at the Novotel Manly Pacific in Sydney. The conference...
Leave of absence for ABA’s Liz Riley
Elizabeth Riley, the ABA's member services officer, has taken a leave of absence while she focuses her energies on dealing with a serious health issue.ABA CEO Malcolm Neil told WBN:...
Quote of the week
'If anything, the recommendations are in danger of putting upward pressure on all new titles as publishers seek to maximize their returns during the 12-month period of exclusive territorial copyright'--Australian...