2010 Get Reading! Campaign ‘the most comprehensive ever’
The 2010 Get Reading campaign will launch on 25 August with ‘the most comprehensive promotional campaign ever', says director Cheryl Akle. This year's campaign will again feature television commercials starring...
New-look Books Alive announces ‘Get Reading’ ambassadors
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the 10 new author ambassadors for the renamed Books Alive campaign ‘Get Reading'. ‘Alex Miller, Christos Tsiolkas, Craig Silvey, Nick Earls, Malla Nunn, Mark...
Books Alive to become ‘Get Reading’; Akle reappointed
The Books Alive campaign will be renamed ‘Get Reading' after wide industry consultation and the use of the phrase as a slogan during the 2009 campaign. The name change will...
Books Alive registrations ‘up on last year’
Following the renewal of funding for the Books Alive campaign for another four years, announced in last week's federal budget, director Cheryl Akle reports the 2009 campaign is travelling well....
Budget 2009: ABA, APA welcome extended Books Alive funding
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) have both welcomed the extension of funding for the Books Alive campaign, included in last night's federal budget. ‘The Books...
In brief
Webcke's book backShane Webcke's book Hard Road (Macmillan), which the author last week requested be pulped, will now be published as planned and will arrive in stores over the next...
Books Alive to run in September, supported by TV commercials
The government-funded Books Alive campaign will run in September rather than August this year and will feature a series of television commercials promoting the initiative. ‘Following a debrief session at...
Books Alive kicks off
The 2008 Books Alive campaign started last Sunday, 27 July, with the public release of the 50 Books You Can't Put down booklet and this year's free book, Michael Robotham's...
Books Alive 2008: the full list
The 2008 Books Alive ‘50 Books You Can't Put Down' List will be released to the public in News Limited newspapers around the country this Sunday 27 July. The Sunday...
Books Alive 2008: the full list
The 2008 Books Alive ‘50 Books You Can't Put Down' List will be released to the public in News Limited newspapers around the country this Sunday 27 July. The Sunday...
Books Alive: this year’s list
While the list cannot be published here until the campaign kicks off on 27 July, most booksellers should now be aware of the 50 books featured in this year's new-look Books...
Big Book Club to run Books Alive author tours
The Big Book Club will be taking authors to ‘some places they wouldn't otherwise go' as part of this year's Books Alive campaign, says Big Book Club spokesperson Fiona Lange....
In brief
Books Alive releases ‘Bombproof' coverThe cover for Michael Robotham's Bombproof, the giveaway title for this year's Books Alive campaign '50 Books You Can't Put Down', has been released. For more...
New-look Books Alive campaign: ’50 Books You Can’t Put Down’
Books Alive has announced a ‘bold new approach' for the 2008 campaign, which runs from 27 July to 31 August. While the model is the same, with customers receiving a...
Robotham named Books Alive ambassador for 2008
Australian crime author Michael Robotham has been announced as the ambassador for the 2008 Books Alive campaign. Robotham, whose first novel The Suspect sold more than 1 million copies, has...
OzCo committed to supporting ‘the literary sector’
The Australia Council's market development section has reiterated its commitment to ‘an increased investment in literature that responds to the growth and current momentum of the Australian literary sector.'VIPs supportedOzCo...
Akle new Books Alive project director; Gaskell to run Book Choice
Cheryl Akle has been appointed project director of Books Alive, following the departure of Brett Osmond. ‘I've watched and admired this fabulous project from afar,' Akle told WBN, adding that...
Personnel changes at Random
Random House Australia has announced a number of personnel changes across its publishing, sales and marketing divisions, including new roles for Carol Davidson, Gavin Schwarcz and Jo Munroe; and the...
‘Strong’ 2007 Books Alive campaign wraps up
The 2007 Books Alive campaign, which ran nationally through the month of August, was a ‘strong' one, according to Books Alive project director Brett Osmond. 'The response from the media...
Books Alive 2007 launched
The 2007 books Alive campaign was officially launched by Minister for the Arts and Sport George Brandis at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney last night. ‘Books Alive aims...