ABA launches conference website; registrations open Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has launched a dedicated website for its 2013 conference, which will be held at the Hilton Adelaide on 16 and 17 June. The new site includes...
Wilkens joins ABA management committee Archive
Rolf Wilkens, managing director of the Swinburne University Bookshop in Melbourne, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Committee of Management. The ABA said in a statement that Wilkens replaces...
Wilkens joins ABA management committee Archive
Rolf Wilkens, managing director of the Swinburne University Bookshop in Melbourne, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association Committee of Management, replacing Jane Caton, who retired from her role as managing...
Caro to deliver ABA Conference keynote Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Jane Caro will deliver the keynote address at this year’s ABA Conference. ABA CEO Joel Becker told Books+Publishing that Caro will be...
ABA, Leading Edge to share conference weekend, hold joint trade exhibition Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books have announced that the two organisations will hold their annual conferences over the same weekend in June at the Hilton Adelaide,...
Bansen to join HarperCollins Archive
Michelle Bansen, currently member services officer at the Australian Booksellers Association, will join HarperCollins as local sales and marketing manager for Victoria at the end of January. Bansen will start...
Bansen to join HarperCollins Archive
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Michelle Bansen will join the company in the role of local sales and marketing manager for Victoria at the end of January. HarperCollins said that...
RiP Niki Aravanis Archive
Niki Aravanis, a former staff member at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), has died aged 45. Robyn Huppert, on behalf of the ABA, writes: ‘It is with great sadness that...
Wehner joins ABA management committee Archive
Clayton Wehner, co-owner of online bookstore Boomerang Books and ebookstore Booku, has joined the management committee of the Australian Booksellers Association, filling an existing vacancy. (See news.)
Wehner joins ABA management committee Archive
Clayton Wehner, co-owner of online bookstore Boomerang Books and ebookstore Booku, has joined the management committee of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA). The ABA said in a statement that it...
Government gives ‘in principle’ support to lowering GST threshold but rules out immediate change Archive
The Federal Government has released an interim response to the recommendations made by its Low Value Parcel Processing Taskforce earlier this year, giving ‘in principle’ support for the recommendation to lower...
ABA NSW Rep of the Year Awards announced Archive
The winners of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) NSW Rep of the Year Awards were announced in Sydney on 23 November. Stephanie Hoy from Random House won the metro and the...
ABA announces Vic Sales Rep of the Year Archive
Amanda Wildsmith from Hardie Grant and Anthony Pizzinga from Random House were named joint winners of Victorian Sales Rep of the Year Award at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Victorian branch Christmas Party last night. This...
Lambert joins ABA committee of management Archive
Leesa Lambert, owner of Melbourne children’s bookshop The Little Bookroom, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) committee of management, filling an existing vacancy. The ABA said in a statement...
Lambert joins ABA committee of management Archive
Leesa Lambert, owner of Melbourne children’s bookshop The Little Bookroom, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) committee of management. (See news.)
‘Business as usual’ at Random House, Penguin following merger announcement; industry responds Archive
Random House Australia and New Zealand have told booksellers that it will be ‘business as usual’ for Random House and Penguin until the companies’ plans to merge have been approved...
Coy promoted at Collins Booksellers Archive
Collins Booksellers has announced that Alisa Coy has been promoted to the role of national franchise manager. Coy will begin in the role on 29 October and will report to...
Pepeyan to leave Collins Archive
Lucie Pepeyan will finish in her position as national franchise manager at Collins Booksellers at the end of August. Pepeyan joined Collins Booksellers in February 2011, after leaving the Australian...
Bookstores get ready for National Bookshop Day Archive
The second annual National Bookshop Day will be held on Saturday 11 August 2012, with many booksellers around Australia staging events on the day. Details of events are being announced on the National...
ABS to collect online retail data from 2013 Archive
The Federal Government has announced that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will begin collecting data on online retail spending by the end of 2013. The government has allocated $2.1...
