Preparation underway to bring World Book Night to Australia in 2013 Archive
Canongate managing director Jamie Byng has met with industry members to discuss bringing World Book Night to Australia in 2013. Byng was a guest at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association...
ABA Conference round-up Archive
The 2012 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference was held on 17 and 18 June in Manly, bringing together around 280 members of the industry. More than 140 booksellers from across...
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, held in Manly, NSW, between 17 and 18 June. Former director...
Changes to ABA management committee Archive
Patricia Genat, owner of ALS Library Services, has been elected as the new treasurer of the Australian Booksellers Association management committee, replacing Graeme Connelly, former director and CEO of Melbourne...
‘All That I Am’ wins booksellers choice award Archive
All That I Am by Anna Funder (Penguin) has won this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award. The award, which recognises Australian new-release titles that booksellers...
Retail groups express concerns over minimum wage increase Archive
Australian retailing associations have expressed concerns about the recent decision by Fair Work Australia to increase the national minimum weekly wage by 2.9%. Fair Work Australia announced its decision to...
ABA launches conference app; Valentine to replace Szubanski as gala dinner MC Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has developed an app for its 2012 conference, which contains the conference program, exhibitor list, speakers’ biographies, maps, alerts and more. To access the app, users...
Publishers support agreement to reduce PIR timeframe Archive
Most major Australian publishers have said that they support the Book Industry Speed to Market Initiative, developed by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), which...
APA, ABA agree to work towards 14/14 day PIR timeframe Archive
As reported in a Bookseller+Publisher Special Bulletin on Tuesday 15 May, the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have reached an agreement to work towards reducing...
APA, ABA agree to work towards 14/14 day PIR timeframe Archive
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have reached an agreement to work towards reducing the timetable for retention of territorial copyright from 30/90 days to...
Koval, Pyke special guests at ABA conference dinner Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Text Publishing author Ramona Koval and Indigenous Literacy Foundation ambassador and musician Josh Pyke will be among the special guests at the...
ABA receives CAL funding to put conference sessions online Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association is among several industry-related bodies to receive funding in the most recent round of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund funding. ‘We’re delighted to have received...
ABA Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award shortlist announced Archive
The books shortlisted for this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award have been announced. The award recognises Australian new-release titles that booksellers most enjoyed reading, marketing...
Australia Post to increase parcel, bulk mail prices in April Archive
Australia Post has confirmed to Bookseller+Publisher that it will increase its prices for parcel and bulk mail services by an average of 3.8% in April. A spokesperson for Australia Post...
Byng to deliver keynote at ABA conference Archive
Jamie Byng, publisher and managing director of Canongate Books in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held in...
Byng to deliver keynote at ABA Conference Archive
Jamie Byng, publisher and managing director of Canongate Books in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held in...
Cudo pulls ereader deal with pirated ebooks Archive
An Australian group-buying site owned by Microsoft and Nine Entertainment has withdrawn an ereader deal that included 4000 pirated ebooks. Last week, Cudo advertised a $99 ereader which came with a CD of ebooks, including titles...
Szubanski to MC ABA conference dinner Archive
Comedian Magda Szubanski will host this year's Celebrating Bookselling gala dinner, to take place during the 2012 annual Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference. The dinner, to be held at...
Bookseller appointed to national retail council; ABA delegation meets with Government, Opposition in Canberra Archive
Peter Strong, owner of Smiths Alternative Bookshop in Canberra and executive director of the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA), has been appointed as one of the foundation members of...
New ABA award to honour Riley Archive
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the establishment of a new scholarship for children's booksellers to honour former ABA employee Elizabeth Riley, who died earlier this year. ABA CEO...
