‘Australia’s Favourite Bookshop’ competition kicks off this weekend Archive
A national search for Australia’s Favourite Bookshop will officially kick off tomorrow, 13 July, ahead of this year’s National Bookshop Day on 10 August. The competition is one of a...
Changes to ABA management committee announced Archive
A number of changes to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) management committee were announced at this year’s annual conference, which was held in Adelaide from 16-17 June. Former treasurer Patricia...
ABA Conference round-up Archive
The 2013 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Conference was held at the Hilton Adelaide from 16-17 June. Approximately 260 members of the industry attended the first day of the conference, which included...
ABA announces National Bookshop Day promotions Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced a number of promotions to support National Bookshop Day on 10 August. The ABA will be running a national competition calling for people...
Changes to ABA management committee Archive
Patricia Genat, managing director of ALS Library Services, has been elected as the new president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Jon Page, general manager of Pages & Pages Booksellers, has...
‘The Light between Oceans’ wins booksellers choice award; Shaw, Fay win bookseller awards Archive
The Light between Oceans by M L Stedman (Vintage) has won this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award. The award, which recognises Australian new-release titles that...
ABA Booksellers of the Year finalists announced Archive
The finalists for the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Booksellers of the Year awards have been announced. The finalists for the Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year are: Karen Ferris, Berkelouw...
Becker: How the GST threshold on overseas purchases can be lowered to one cent Archive
Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) CEO Joel Becker has written a blog post on the Council of Small Business Australia website calling for Australian leaders to ‘show some gumption’ and close the GST ‘loophole’. In...
Nominations for ABA Management Committee announced Archive
The nominations for each of the positions on the management committee of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have been announced, ahead of the association’s 2013 annual general meeting in June....
Jon Page on the digital future for booksellers Archive
Last week, Pages & Pages general manager Jon Page announced that he would be stepping down as president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in June. In his final ‘President’s...
Tsiolkas guest speaker at ABA conference dinner; menu designed by Liaw and Halliday Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Christos Tsiolkas will be the guest speaker at the conference’s ‘celebrating bookselling’ gala dinner at the Hilton Adelaide on 16 June. Tsiolkas’...
Genat to replace Page as ABA president in June Archive
Patricia Genat, managing director of ALS Library Services, will replace Jon Page as the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) president after the organisation’s annual general meeting in June. ABA CEO Joel...
Changes at the ABA Archive
Patricia Genat, managing director of ALS Library Services, will replace Jon Page, general manager of Pages & Pages Booksellers in Sydney, as president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) at its annual...
ABA Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award shortlist announced Archive
The shortlist for this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Light between Oceans (M L Stedman, Vintage) QF32...
Seldon Truss returns to ABA Archive
Tamara Seldon Truss has returned to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in the role of member services officer. Seldon Truss, who previously worked in the same role in 2006 and...
Seldon Truss returns to ABA Archive
Tamara Seldon Truss has returned to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in the role of member services officer. Seldon Truss, who previously worked in the same role in 2006 and...
New academy to vote on ABIAs Archive
A new academy has been chosen to vote on the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). The academy has been reduced in size from 150 to 100 members, consisting of 50...
Bonett, ABA to produce ‘A Guide to Melbourne Bookshops’ Archive
Embiggen Books owner Warren Bonett is creating a mini guide to promote Melbourne’s bookshops, in conjunction with the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA). Bonett, who used to work as a book...
Jones joins ABA as marketing/project officer Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has appointed Steve Jones to the newly created position of marketing/project officer. Jones is a former manager of Books Kinokuniya in Sydney and a consultant...
Jones joins ABA as marketing/project officer Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has appointed Steve Jones to the newly created position of marketing/project officer. Jones is a former manager of Books Kinokuniya in Sydney and a consultant...
