Registration open for ABA Conference
Registration is now open for this year's Australian Booksellers Association conference, to be held in Melbourne on 15-17 June. All ABA members, bookshop owners, franchisees, managers, head office management, staff...
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...
APA launches DataPage
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has launched a new ‘comprehensive title download service', DataPage. The service, which was launched on 18 June at the ABA conference in Melbourne, is part...
‘Salvation Creek’ is booksellers’ choice
Susan Duncan's Salvation Creek (Bantam) was announced as the winner of the 2007 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award at the Booksellers' Dinner held as a central social event of this year's...
Quote of the week
‘I've not yet met a bookseller who's cynical or who's lost their passion for books.'--Susan Duncan, on accepting the Booksellers Choice award for Salvation Creek at the ABA conference's Booksellers'...
ABA conference: trade day a hit
The ABA conference program included Monday's very well-attended trade display day, featuring over 70 publishers, distributors, non-book suppliers and service providers. There was a strong crowd all day, with conference delagates boosted by...
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...
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...
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 early-bird offer ends tomorrow
Those planning on attending this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) annual conference in June have only one day to take advantage of the ABA's early-bird registration offer, before it closes tomorrow,...
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...
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 conference: sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Plans for the 2007 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference are well underway. The ABA has announced that sponsorship opportunities for the conference are now open and close on 10 November.Bookings...
ABA 2007 conference dates announced
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that its 2007 conference will be held in Melbourne from Sunday 17 to Tuesday 19 June at the Hilton on the Park hotel.‘Next...