Booktopia wins Telstra Business Award Archive
Online bookseller Booktopia has won the Telstra Business Awards in the medium-sized category for New South Wales. This is the fourth time that Booktopia has been named a finalist and...
Booktopia, Bookworld nominated for online retailing awards Archive
Booktopia and Bookworld have picked up several nominations in this year’s Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAS).Booktopia is a finalist for Best Pureplay Online Retailer, Best Social Commerce Initiative, Best Online...
Kent, Griffiths win inaugural ABIA/Booktopia People’s Choice Awards Archive
Booktopia has announced the winners of the inaugural Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA)/Booktopia People’s Choice Award. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Picador) won the adult book award and The 39-Storey...
Booktopia celebrates 10 years Archive
Australian online bookseller Booktopia is celebrating its 10th birthday this month. The business, which was voted Australia’s Favourite Bookshop in 2013, was opened on 4 February 2004 by CEO Tony...
Reilly named ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ in Booktopia poll Archive
Matthew Reilly has topped the list in Booktopia’s annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 24 January. They were (from number 10): John...
Booktopia counting down top 50 ‘Favourite Australian Novelists’ Archive
Booktopia is counting down the top 50 finalists in its annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. On 20 January, Booktopia announced the top 50 to 41 finalists, which included Kate Grenville,...
Booktopia and Bookworld win SmartCompany Web Awards Archive
Online booksellers Booktopia and Bookworld are among the winners in the SmartCompany Web Awards. Booktopia picked up an award for Best Mobile Website and Bookworld won for Best Use of Social Media....
Voting commences in Booktopia’s search for ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ Archive
Voting has commenced in Booktopia’s annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. Booktopia accepted nominations from the public from 1 to 5 January. Heats will run from 6 to 12 January to determine...
Booktopia makes ‘BRW’ Fast 100 for fifth year Archive
Online bookseller Booktopia has been included in the Business Review Weekly Fast 100 list of fastest growing Australian companies for the fifth year running, with revenues of $27.1 million in...
Booktopia launches new Bond book ‘Solo’ Archive
Booktopia has participated in a global launch campaign for the new James Bond book Solo (Jonathan Cape), receiving the only Australian copy—and one of seven copies worldwide—signed and stamped by...
Booktopia wins Digital Innovation Award Archive
Online bookseller Booktopia has won the Digital Innovation Award at the inaugural BRW Momentum Mid-Market Awards in Sydney. The awards focus on mid-market companies with revenues of $10 million to...
Booktopia, Co-op nominated in ‘BRW’ Mid-Market Awards Archive
Booktopia and The Co-op are among the finalists for Business Review Weekly’s (BRW) inaugural Mid-Market Awards. Booktopia is a finalist in the Best Mid-Market Business (revenue $10 million to $50...
Booktopia, Bookworld finalists in Online Retail Industry Awards Archive
Online booksellers Booktopia and Bookworld have been nominated in multiple categories in this year’s Online Retail Industry Awards. Booktopia is a finalist in four categories: Best Pure-Play Online Retailer; Best...
Booktopia shortlisted in Telstra Business Awards Archive
Online bookseller Booktopia has been named as a finalist in the New South Wales Telstra Business Awards in the medium-sized category for the third year running. Booktopia is one of six...
Booktopia’s Purcell revealed as ‘The Secret Lives of Emma’ author Archive
Booktopia’s head of marketing and chief book buyer John Purcell has been revealed as the author of the Australian erotic fiction trilogy ‘The Secret Lives of Emma’, published by Random...
Nash nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year award Archive
Booktopia CEO and founder Tony Nash has been nominated for the 2013 Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Nash, who founded Booktopia in 2004, is one of...
Haylee Nash joins Booktopia Archive
Haylee Nash has joined Booktopia to manage the online bookseller’s romance sales. Nash, who started in the role on 15 April, was previously publishing manager for Harlequin Australia, where she...
Haylee Nash joins Booktopia Archive
Haylee Nash, former publishing manager at Harlequin Australia, has joined Booktopia to manage the online bookseller’s romance sales. (See news.)
Bookworld launches next-day delivery offer Archive
Online bookseller Bookworld has launched a next-day delivery offer, guaranteeing next-day delivery for orders for books that are in stock in its Melbourne warehouse to all Australian capital cities. The...
Click Frenzy launches new campaigns; several booksellers signed up Archive
After last year’s rocky launch, the online sales campaign Click Frenzy is back in 2013 with a number of new events. Four Click Frenzy events are currently planned for 2013:...
