Industry associations raise GST issue with new government as ABS reveals over $7 billion spent on purchases below LVT
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...
APA launches Frankfurt Book Fair app
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has launched an app for this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. The Australia@FBF app, which was created by the APA’s IT administrator Margaret Sarlej, is available...
Parliamentary inquiry recommends removing PIRs, limiting geoblocking; industry responds
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...
APA Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The titles shortlisted for this year's Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. The titles shortlisted in each category are: Primary Education Primary Student Resource: Arts/Science/Humanities...
APA appoints Michael Gordon-Smith as interim CEO
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the appointment of Michael Gordon-Smith as interim CEO following the resignation of long-time CEO Maree McCaskill last week. Gordon-Smith will begin in the...
Gordon-Smith appointed APA CEO
Michael Gordon-Smith has been appointed as the interim CEO of the Australian Publishers Association (APA), following the resignation of long-time CEO Maree McCaskill last week. Gordon-Smith will begin in the...
McCaskill resigns from APA
Maree McCaskill has resigned as CEO of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) after more than seven years in the position. Her resignation is effective from 14 June 2013. ‘Under Maree’s...
Australian Publishers Association and RR Bowker Launch TitlePage Plus
Enhancements to TitlePage offer brand new products and services for booksellers to attract and keep customers in Australian stores. The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and RR Bowker have teamed up...
APA, Thorpe-Bowker launch TitlePage Plus; Indies launch white-label Copia stores
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Thorpe-Bowker, parent company of Books+Publishing, have launched TitlePage Plus. The APA and Thorpe-Bowker said in a joint press release this week that TitlePage Plus...
Chambers wins Beatrice Davis Fellowship
Susannah Chambers was announced as the recipient of the 2013/14 Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on 25 May. The fellowship, which was presented for the 13th...
2013 APA Book Design Awards winners
The winners of this year’s Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards have been announced. Congratulations to the three overall winners: The Best Designed Book of the Year Things I...
APA Book Design Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards were announced in Sydney on 23 May during the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF). The winning titles in each...
Chong wins Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Design Hall of Fame Award
Text Publishing designer Chong Weng Ho has been awarded the Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Design Hall of Fame Award at the 2013 Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards, which were announced in Sydney...
TitlePage adds numeric stock levels, ebook listings ahead of relaunch
TitlePage has moved a number of changes ‘into production’ ahead of the pending relaunch of the platform. TitlePage said in a statement that it has ‘moved some new functionality into production’ over the...
2013 ABIA finalists announced
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). The finalists in each of the categories are: Chain/Franchise Bookseller of the Year...
New academy to vote on ABIAs
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...
Copyright Agency, APA and ASA to deliver educational publishing seminar in March
The Copyright Agency, Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian Society of Authors (ASA) will partner for the first time to deliver a seminar on education publishing in Sydney in March. The...
APA leads ‘exploratory’ rights trip to Korea
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has led a delegation of rights managers and literary agents to the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), which ran from 20 January to 4 February, followed by...
Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship applications now open
Applications for the Australian Publishers Association’s (APA) Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship for 2013/14 are now open, and will close on Friday 5 April 2013. The biennial fellowship is open to...
Borghino appointed policy director of IPA
Jose Borghino, manager of industry representation at the Australian Publishers Association (APA), has been appointed policy director of the International Publishers Association (IPA), beginning on 11 March. (See news.)