Australians head across the Tasman as Booksellers NZ conference kicks off
The Booksellers NZ annual conference kicks off today in Auckland, New Zealand. The conference, which runs from 1 to 2 August, includes the NZ Post Book Awards, to be announced...
Booksellers NZ Industry Awards finalists announced
The finalists for this year’s Booksellers New Zealand Industry Awards have been announced. The finalists in each of the categories are: Regional Bookseller of the Year (North Island) The Children’s...
Booksellers NZ conference keynote speakers announced
Booksellers New Zealand has announced details of its annual conference. The Business of Bookselling Conference will take place from 1-2 August in Auckland and will include a trade show, conference...
Booksellers NZ and ‘New Zealand Listener’ launch new book club
Booksellers New Zealand and the New Zealand Listener have announced they will launch the Listener Book Club on Friday 2 March 2012. Run by Listener arts and books editor Guy Somerset and...
In Brief
ABA holds meeting with Booksellers NZAustralian Booksellers Association (ABA) CEO Joel Becker and president Jon Page met with their counterparts from Booksellers New Zealand over two days in Wellington last week....
Addenda Publishing enters voluntary liquidation
New Zealand publisher and book distributor Addenda Publishing has been placed into voluntary liquidation and has ceased trading, reports Booksellers New Zealand. The board and shareholders of the company have...
New management committee for NZ book awards
Booksellers New Zealand has announced that a new committee has been established to oversee the New Zealand Post Book Awards and the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. The New...
Whitcoulls withdraws from BookScan panel
New Zealand bookselling chain Whitcoulls will no longer participate in the country's Nielsen BookScan panel. In a message sent to subscribers and retailers last week, Nielsen BookScan said that from...
IndieBound launched
The IndieBound promotional resource platform was officially launched in Australia at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference on Monday 25 July. The platform, which is licensed from the American Booksellers...
Booksellers NZ conference: ebooks, Indiebound, PANZ elections, sales stats
The 2011 Booksellers New Zealand conference, held in Wellington on 17 and 18 July, attracted almost 130 attendees, up on 2010 figures. 'Times are tough for retailers and the book...
NZ book industry awards winners announced
The winners of this year's New Zealand book industry awards, sponsored by Thorpe-Bowker, were announced on 17 July at the 2011 Booksellers New Zealand Conference in Wellington. Benny's Bookshop in...
Close to 30 bookstores signed with ReadCloud
ReadCloud has announced that it has 27 independent Australian bookstores signed to use its ebook platform. ReadCloud co-founder and CEO Jeremy LeBard told the Weekly Book Newsletter that this number...
NZ booksellers decide not to stock controversial book
A number of booksellers in New Zealand have announced this week that they will not stock a book about a high-profile legal case. Paper Plus and The Warehouse have said...
NZ book industry awards finalists announced
The finalists for this year's New Zealand book industry awards, sponsored by Thorpe-Bowker, have been announced. The finalists in each of the categories are:Regional Bookseller of the Year (North Island)Benny's...
Change of date, venue for 2011 Booksellers NZ conference
Booksellers New Zealand has announced that the date and venue for the Association's 2011 conference have changed. This year's conference will now be held at Te Papa in Wellington between...
In Brief
Yass bookstore closes down The Little Dog Bookshop in Yass, NSW closed down in February. The bookshop, which opened in September 2007, was the first carbon-neutral bookstore in Australia.Changes to...
NZ book community to raise money for Christchurch
The New Zealand book community has begun raising money for Christchurch residents and businesses that have been affected by the earthquake in the city last week. Booksellers NZ has established...
Earthquake hits Christchurch
Following yesterday's earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, Booksellers NZ is reporting updates from its members on the association's website. Booksellers NZ reports that Children's Book Shop Christchurch manager Mary Sangster...
Industry reacts to REDgroup news
A number of key figures in the Australian bookselling and publishing industry have today shared their reactions to yesterday's news that REDgroup Retail is now under voluntary administration. As reported...
In Brief
Borders website nominated for AIMIA Retail award The Borders Australia website has been nominated in the Best Retail category in this year's Australian Interactive Media Association (AIMIA) Awards. The Borders site is...