2014 ABA Conference: guest speakers announced; registrations now open Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the guest speakers for this year’s conference, to be held at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne on 18-19 May. Early-bird registrations for the...
ABA delegation travels to Seattle booksellers’ conference Archive
Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) CEO Joel Becker, ABA president and managing director of ALS Library Services Patricia Genat, and booksellers Leesa Lambert (The Little Bookroom), Tim White (Books for Cooks)...
Jones appointed ABA conference and marketing manager Archive
Steve Jones has been appointed to the new role of conference and marketing manager for the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA).Jones, who joined the ABA as marketing/project officer in March 2013,...
Jones appointed ABA conference and marketing manager Archive
Steve Jones has been appointed to the new role of conference and marketing manager for the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA). Jones, who joined the ABA as marketing/project officer in March...
COSBOA forms specialist taskforces; Becker appointed to Competition Policy taskforce Archive
The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) has announced the formation of eight taskforces to assist small business policy development and communication. The taskforces are: B2B Contracts; Competition Policy;...
Wildsmith and Burbidge win ABA Vic Rep of the Year Archive
Amanda Wildsmith from Hardie Grant and Gavin Burbidge from Penguin were named joint winners of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Victorian Rep of the Year Award at the ABA Victorian...
NSW, Vic Rep of the Year Awards 2013 announced Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of its NSW and Victorian Rep of the Year Awards for 2013. Jane Kembrey from NewSouth Books won the NSW Rep...
Kembrey wins ABA NSW Rep of the Year Archive
NewSouth Books sales manager Jane Kembrey has won the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) NSW Rep of the Year Award. The award was announced at the ABA NSW Christmas Party in...
ABA bookshops to sell ebooks, ereaders through Kobo; Pages & Pages signs up Archive
Bookshops that are members of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will have the opportunity to sell ebooks and ereaders through Kobo from next month as a result of a new...
Industry associations raise GST issue with new government as ABS reveals over $7 billion spent on purchases below LVT Archive
The value of online purchases below the current Low Value Threshold (LVT) for collecting Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST) reached more than $7 billion in the 2012-13 financial year, according...
ABA, Leading Edge to share conference weekend, trade exhibition again in 2014 Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books will hold their 2014 conferences over the same weekend at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne next May, with a joint trade...
Tropical delights: Kerstin Brown from Collins Booksellers Smithfield Archive
Collins Booksellers Smithfield co-owners Kerstin and Andrew Brown opened their bookshop near Cairns in the days before reps travelled that far north. Kerstin Brown shares her bookseller’s diary. In 1987,...
Changes to the ABA Management Committee Archive
Boomerang Books owner Clayton Wehner has resigned from his position as a member of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Management Committee. Peter Strong, former owner of Smith’s Alternative Bookshop in...
ABA Management Committee: Wehner steps down, Strong returns Archive
Boomerang Books owner Clayton Wehner has resigned from his position as a member of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Management Committee. ABA CEO Joel Beceker told Books+Publishing that Wehner resigned...
Stores abuzz and sales up on National Bookshop Day Archive
Bookstores around Australia celebrated the third annual National Bookshop Day on Saturday 10 August, with many stores reporting a boost in sales and customer numbers for the day. ‘National Bookshop...
Booktopia named Australia’s Favourite Bookshop Archive
Online bookseller Booktopia has been named Australia’s Favourite Bookshop in a national competition administered by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in the lead-up to National Bookshop Day. Booktopia CEO Tony Nash...
Preparations underway for third National Bookshop Day Archive
Bookstores around the country are preparing for the third annual National Bookshop Day on Saturday 10 August, with many stores staging events and promotions on the day. Voting for the...
Parliamentary inquiry recommends removing PIRs, limiting geoblocking; industry responds Archive
A federal parliamentary inquiry into the prices of electronic products paid by Australian consumers has recommended that Australia’s parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) be removed, and that actions be taken to...
New faces: Mary Masters and Patricia Genat Archive
This year there are two new faces at the Small Press Network and the Australian Booksellers Association. Andrea Hanke spoke to SPN general manager Mary Masters and ABA president Patricia...
‘Australia’s Favourite Bookshop’ competition underway Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) competition to find Australia’s Favourite Bookshop is now underway. Voting in the national competition opened on 13 July and will run until 5 August. The winner...
