ABA and APA to meet next week
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will be hosting a meeting between key booksellers and representatives of major publishers in Melbourne next Tuesday (28 August).The meeting grows out of the forum...
A&R: deadline extended, statements issued, but dispute not yet resolved
After a very damaging, week-long public controversy, the row between Angus & Robertson (A&R) and a number of its suppliers over terms of trade has not yet been resolved.During the...
ABA launches ‘find-a-bookshop’ internet service
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that it is about to commence a national campaign aimed at encouraging book buyers to choose their local bookshop when making book-purchasing decisions.The...
In brief
HarperCollins to be ‘carbon neutral' by 2010News Corporation, the parent company of HarperCollins owned by Rupert Murdoch, will be ‘carbon neutral' by 2010, according to a report in News Corporation-owned...
Digitisation critical for booksellers says EBF’s Mc Namee
This week's Australian Booksellers Association conference had reaffirmed the importance of the digitisation debate for booksellers, according to European Booksellers Federation (EBF) president John Mc Namee. Mc Namee was the...
ABA conference: challenges and opportunities in a fast-changing world
The 2007 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference concluded on Tuesday afternoon after three stimulating days held at Melbourne's Hilton on the Park hotel.The conference was opened on Sunday by the Lord Mayor...
Stager is new ABA president
The AGM of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) was held on the opening day of the 83rd ABA conference.The committee of the ABA for 2007-08 is:president: Fiona Stager, Avid Reader...
Budget 07-08: what’s in it for the book industry?
Like many other industries the Australian book trade will be awaiting with interest next week's announcement of the federal 2007-08 budget. While an early announcement by former minister for the...
Booksellers Choice awards shortlist announced
The six shortlisted titles for this year's Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award have been announced. They are: Every Move You Make (David Malouf, Chatto & Windus)Salvation Creek (Susan Duncan, Bantam)The...
What’s in a chain?
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has confirmed that the definition of what constitutes a bookselling chain for the ‘Chain of the Year' Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) has changed. The...
This week’s HP news: Unleash to give away up to 3000 copies; Borders’ exclusive tie-ins; Cullen’s letter
Unleash Books has announced that it will give away up to 3000 free copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on its release day, 21 July, to ‘reward our...
Potter article sparks bookseller outrage
An article on Harry Potter discounting that appeared in the ‘QWeekend' magazine of Queensland's Courier Mail on Saturday has raised the ire of booksellers nationwide and prompted a flood of...
ABA conference: registrations close this Friday!
A reminder that 2007 ABA conference registrations close at 5pm this Friday, 13 April. The ABA is urging all in the trade to register now to avoid the $120 per...
ABA conference: act now to book your place!
Registrations for the 2007 ABA conference are now open.The ABA reports that support for this year's conference has been overwhelming and places are filling fast. The ABA is encouraging the...
ABA conference: registrations now open
Registrations for the 2007 ABA conference have now opened. Delegates to this year's conference, to be held in Melbourne from June 17 to 19, can look forward to program highlights...
ABA, ASA critical of ‘classification’ bill
Following the proposal by Minister for the Arts Senator Coonan to introduce legislation to apply classifications to all electronically published material, peak publishing industry bodies have joined the Australian Publishers...
Registrations for ABA conference open tomorrow
Registrations for this year's ABA conference open on Thursday 15 March. ABA and APA members will receive registration forms this week. On-line registration and downloadable forms are also available at...
ABA announces conference rates
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the early-bird rates for this year's ABA Conference to be held in Melbourne, calling them ‘the best conference rates in recent years.' For...
New indigenous literacy project
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP), a new initiative to build on the success of the 2006 Australian Readers Challenge (ARC), has been launched.ILP is a new industry cooperative plan to...
ABA launches Certificate II & III bookseller training
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the launch of a specially tailored Certificate in Retail Operations for booksellers. The certificates (II and III) have been developed in partnership with the...