‘Girl Stuff’ wins booksellers choice award
Girl Stuff by Kaz Cooke (Viking) was named the winner of the Nielsen BookData 2008 Booksellers Choice Award at the 84th Annual Booksellers Dinner on Monday night. After a moment...
McGrath unable to attend booksellers dinner
Delegates attending the 84th Annual Booksellers Dinner on Monday night were disappointed at the news that Glenn McGrath was unable to attend as scheduled. McGrath's manager passed on the cricketer's...
Small publishers enjoy attention at trade exhibition
The second day of the three-day Australian Booksellers Association annual conference on Monday saw exhibitors on 80 stands filling the foyer area of the conference venue at Melbourne's Sebel Albert...
ABIA awards announced
Penguin is the 2008 publisher of the year, Scribe is small publisher of the year, Gleebooks the independent bookseller of the year and Dymocks Garden City Booragoon chain bookseller of...
Budget 08: ABA, ASA response
The 2008 federal budget contained no ‘significant new measures' that would affect booksellers, according to the new CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Malcolm Neil Neil told WBN that...
ABA welcomes new predatory pricing laws
New ABA CEO Malcolm Neil has welcomed moves to outlaw predatory pricing in the Trade Practices Act. The federal government's proposed amendments will strengthen the ACCC's powers to investigate big...
Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice shortlist announced
The Australian Booksellers Association has announced the shortlisted titles for the Nielsen BookData 2008 Booksellers Choice Award. Shortlisted for the award, which recognises the book that booksellers most enjoyed reading...
ABA welcomes new CEO
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) held a function in Melbourne on Monday night to welcome its new CEO, Malcolm Neil. Neil spoke of his enthusiasm for the role, of his...
Malcolm Neil is new CEO of ABA
Malcolm Neil has been appointed as the new CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA).Neil has worked as a publishers rep; was the manager of Melbourne's Brunswick Street Bookshop for...
National Library removes ‘publishers and booksellers’ list from website
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced that it will be removing the publishers and booksellers list from the Australian Libraries Gateway website.The list was intended ‘to provide a...
New ABA training course: selling children’s books
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced a new training module for booksellers, aiming to help them sell more children's books.The ABA's new training module is the result of feedback...
ANRA calls for deregulation, review of TPA amendments
The Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), which represents Australia's large-scale retailers, has called on the new Labor government to review recent amendments to the Trade Practices Act. The amendments to...
Phillips, Pearce named reps of the year at ABA NSW Christmas party
Around 70 booksellers and publishers attended the New South Wales branch of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Christmas party last Wednesday 21 November in Pyrmont, Sydney. ‘Booktopia had terrific representation...
ABA training gives booksellers an ‘introduction’ to the business
Almost 40 booksellers and aspiring booksellers attended a two-day 'introduction to the bookselling industry' training seminar hosted by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) last weekend. The event, held at The...
Cullen to leave ABA
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that CEO Barbara Cullen has resigned and will be leaving the association on 5 December 2007.ABA president Fiona Stager said: ‘Barbara provided a...
ABA Victoria Christmas trivia night a success
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA)/Thorpe-Bowker Victorian Christmas party and trivia night was held last night in Melbourne.Attracting around 60 people--booksellers, publishers and ABA and Thorpe-Bowker staff, the evening saw the...
TPA changes ‘a step in the right direction for booksellers’
Changes to the Trade Practices Act were passed recently by Federal Parliament, including the so-called ‘Birdsville amendment' proposed by Queensland National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce.These amendments to section 46 of...
Bloom Partners seek input on ABA paper
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has commissioned industry consultants Bloom Partners to prepare a ‘green paper' to examine the arguments for and against the parallel importation of books.Bloom Partners are...
ABA to offer Introduction to Bookselling workshop
The NSW branch of the ABA is to host an introductory two-day workshop for mid-level bookshop staff and new store owners early in November. Organised by former ABA president Derek...
ABA commissions report on parallel importation
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has commissioned a ‘green paper' to study the impact on its membership of the parallel importation of books. The report, due to be presented to...