Borders announces ebook price reductions
Borders has begun reducing the prices on many titles in its ebooks range, in response to this week's introduction of paid content on the Australian and New Zealand iBookstore. REDgroup...
Borders announces ebook price reductions
Borders has begun reducing the prices on many titles in its ebooks range, in response to this week's introduction of paid content on the Australian and New Zealand iBookstore. RedGroup...
Hachette Australia launches ebooks on Australian iBookstore under agency model, Kobo launch to follow
Hachette Australia has announced that its ebooks will be among those available on the Apple iBookstore Australia, which launched its first paid local content today, and will be available on...
REDgroup appoints group commercial director to drive growth in non-book categories
REDgroup Retail, owner of Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls, has appointed Adrian Jones as group commercial director. Jones will be responsible for growing ‘new focus categories', which are stationery,...
‘Surrender’ wins NZSA-Pindar Publishing Prize, exclusive REDgroup deal criticised
Surrender by Donna Malane is the inaugural winner of the NZSA (New Zealand Society of Authors)-Pindar Publishing Prize. Malane's manuscript, chosen as the winner from 508 submissions, was described by...
Sony launches two new ereaders, announces REDgroup partnership
Sony has announced the release of two new e-ink ereader devices, due to come to Australia and New Zealand next week, and has also revealed it will partner with REDgroup...
Sony launches two new ereaders, announces REDgroup partnership
Sony has announced the release of two new e-ink ereader devices, due to come to Australia and New Zealand within days, and has also revealed it will partner with REDgroup...
Browne to replace Walker at REDgroup
REDgroup Retail, owner of Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls, has announced Rod Walker will step down from his role as executive chairman.The announcement comes as the group confirms it...
Browne to replace Walker at REDgroup
REDgroup Retail, owner of Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls, has announced Rod Walker will step down from his role as executive chairman.The announcement comes as the group confirms it...
Borders relaunches Carlton store; revamps website
Borders relaunched its Carlton store in Melbourne last week, showcasing a newly designed interior layout. The Borders Carlton store features new children’s, stationery, travel, cooking and MBS sections designed as...
REDgroup reports it is likely to breach banking covenants
REDgroup retail, owners of Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls, has reported that it is ‘likely to breach two out of three of its banking covenants when they are tested...
REDgroup reports it is likely to breach banking covenants
REDgroup retail, owners of Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls, has reported that it is ‘likely to breach two out of three of its banking covenants when they are tested...
iPad launches in Australia; no local iBooks content yet
The Apple iPad launched in Australia last Friday 28 May. Apple, which also launched the device in the UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, reports more than...
RHA launches ebook list
Random House Australia (RHA) has confirmed the launch of its Australian ebook list. ‘A wide selection of our local Australian ebook titles and ebook titles from our international list are...
Excuse us while we take a moment…
We’re pretty snowed under here at Bookseller+Publisher headquarters, putting the finishing touches on the July issue after getting out this week’s bumper issue of the Weekly Book Newsletter. Last week,...
REDgroup launches Kobo ebook platform and $199 ereader
REDgroup retail has launched its Kobo ereader and ebooks platform at an event in Sydney this morning. The ereader, now available from the group's Borders website, is priced at $199...
Borders announces ‘online price guarantee’ for Australia
Borders Australia has announced an ‘online price guarantee' on its Australian online store, which it says will ensure ‘Australians will always buy books cheaper online than on Amazon.com'. The bookselling...
REDgroup announces reconfigured executive team, reports first half profit increase of $8.8 million
REDgroup Retail, which owns Borders, Whitcoulls and Angus & Robertson in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, has announced a reconfiguration of its executive team, including a number of new appointments....
Storm damage hits REDgroup in three states
Recent wild weather across three states has caused damage to a number of bookshops in the REDgroup retail chains. 'We've had no luck lately,' REDgroup Retail Australia GM Jerome Gauder told...
The week that was: Friday round-up
The longlist of that iconic award, the Miles Franklin was announced this week, with the ratio of male to female authors—that’d be nine men versus three women—troubling some (especially following...