International Library News
‘Library Journal’ publishes list of 2014 ‘Movers and Shakers’In the US, Library Journal has released this year’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list of influential library professionals. The 2014 list, which is...
Book recommendation website Bookish acquired by online retailer
In the US, the book recommendation and retail website Bookish, which was launched as a joint project between Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, has been acquired by online retailer Zola...
Jon Page on the digital future for booksellers
Pages & Pages general manager Jon Page is stepping down as president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in June. In his final ‘President’s report’ in the ABA’s News on...
Mary Ryan’s Milton installs in-store ebook kiosk
The Mary Ryan’s bookstore in Milton, Queensland, has installed an in-store kiosk that allows customers to purchase ebooks from its Booki.sh-powered ebookstore. The kiosk, which was installed on 15 January, was...
McDonald joins OverDrive
Andrew McDonald will leave the position of online manager at Readings and join OverDrive Australia as business development consultant at the start of September. McDonald told Bookseller+Publisher that he will...
Softlink offers OverDrive Read in Australia and UK
Browser-based ebook reader OverDrive Read will be offered to schools, libraries and organisations in Australia and the UK by Softlink, as part of its distribution agreement with OverDrive. OverDrive Read is...