BICC develops elending principles, recommends including ebooks in lending rights schemes Archive
The Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC) has developed a set of principles for the supply of ebooks to Australian libraries as part of its final report, which was released to...
Book Industry Collaborative Council final report released Archive
The final report of the Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC) has been released and is available online. The report, which is available from Innovation Minister Kim Carr’s website here, makes a...
International Library News Archive
UK PLR extension for ebooks, audiobooks confirmed The UK government will extend its Public Lending Rights (PLR) scheme to include ebooks and audiobooks borrowed onsite at public libraries, reports the...
Interim industry council to be established following final BICC meeting this month Archive
An interim book industry council will be established at the beginning of July following the conclusion of the Book Industry Collaboration Council (BICC) at the end of this month. BICC...
Johnson joins BICC Archive
Simon & Schuster Australia managing director Lou Johnson has joined the Federal Government’s Book Industry Collaboration Council (BICC). Johnson replaces Penguin Australia CEO Gabrielle Coyne on the council and as...
Coyne resigns from BICC; expert reference groups established Archive
Penguin Australia CEO Gabrielle Coyne has stepped down from her position on the Federal Government’s Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC). A spokesperson for the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research...
Government to ‘modernise’ PLR, ELR schemes Archive
The Federal Government has announced that it has ‘started work on modernising’ the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes ‘to ensure their continued relevance and...
Quote of the week Archive
‘It will take a long time for the new markets that are emerging to make up for the markets that we are losing’—Andrew Wilkins, publisher of Wilkins Farago, speaking on...
Government supports BISG recommendations on ebook lending rights Archive
The Federal Government has formally responded to recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year, including recommendations relating to ebook lending rights. The BISG recommended that Australian...
Government establishes Book Industry Collaboration Council Archive
The Federal Government has established an industry council in response to the recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year. The government said that the Book Industry Collaboration...
Government responds to BISG recommendations Archive
The Federal Government has formally responded to the recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year. As previously reported by Bookseller+Publisher, the BISG made 21 recommendations in...
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...
Govt to respond to BISG recommendations by end of financial year Archive
Federal Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation Kate Lundy said at an event in Victoria last week that the Federal Government will respond to the recommendations made by the Book...
BISG: the recommendations Archive
More than a year in the making, the Book Industry Strategy Group report to government has finally been delivered. Here are the main recommendations: Released publicly in November 2011, the...
Carr changes ministerial role; Sherry leaves Cabinet Archive
Senator Kim Carr is no longer Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research following a cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week. Carr is now the Minister...
Merger proposed between OPUS Group and McPherson’s Printing Group Archive
Book printers OPUS Group and McPherson's Printing Group have proposed to merge and list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The merger would involve parent company McPherson's Limited demerging its...
Industry, politicians respond to BISG recommendations Archive
The Book Industry Strategy Group's final report to government, which was handed over to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Senator Kim Carr last week, has attracted a variety...
Quote of the week Archive
'By 2014 at least $500 million and potentially upward of $800 million in print and ebook sales could be lost from the local industry to offshore retailers'--the Book Industry Strategy...
BISG recommendations announced Archive
The Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) has recommended the timetable for retention of territorial copyright in Australia be reduced from 30/90 days to 14/14 days in its final report to...
