Ferguson joins Bowker
Kate Ferguson has joined Bowker’s Australian office in the role of library sales executive. Ferguson is currently studying her librarianship and previously worked as a customer service operations coordinator for...
Bowker, ‘PW’ research finds Gen Y the top spenders in the US in 2011
In the US, new research from Bowker Market Research and Publishers Weekly has found that Generation Y—people born between 1979 and 1989—spent the most money on books in 2011, taking...
Nine companies apply for .book domain
Nine companies have made applications to administer a new internet domain ending in .book. Applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLD) were announced in London on what was called ‘Reveal...
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NLA hosts ‘Patrick White’s Record Collection’ On 17 June the National Library of Australia will host a special event called ‘Patrick White’s Record Collection’, which features soprano Greta Bradman and...
Bowker US publishing report
Bowker has released its annual report on US print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books in Print database. Based on figures from US publishers, Bowker reports that traditional print book...
Ebooks in Oz: new survey reveals consumer trends
In January 2012, Bowker Market Research conducted a survey into the emerging ebook market in Australia and nine other countries, including the US, UK, India, Brazil and Japan. We share...
Bowker research finds three-fold increase in ebook purchasing by British adults, British children embracing Kindles from age 11
The latest research from Bowker Market Research’s Understanding the Digital Consumer project has found that the percentage of British adults who have purchased an ebook has increased three-fold since February...
US BISG research finds growing preference for tablets over dedicated ereaders
In the US, new consumer research has found that ebook consumers’ preference for tablets instead of dedicated ereaders is accelerating. The second installment in Volume Three of the Book Industry...
New study finds Australians among highest adopters of ebooks
Twenty-one percent of Australian web users surveyed earlier this year had purchased an ebook in the six months prior to the survey. The survey, undertaken by Bowker Market Research’s Global...
TitlePage Plus to partner with ebook distributor Copia Interactive
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and RR Bowker (parent company of Weekly Book Newsletter owner Thorpe-Bowker) have announced that Copia Interactive will be the supplier providing ebook distribution to users of...
James Bennett partners with Ebrary
Library supplier James Bennett has announced it has partnered with ebook supplier Ebrary in Australia. In a statement, James Bennett said libraries could now ‘seamlessly integrate Ebrary's ebooks into their...
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Companion of the Order of Australia for BandlerIn addition to several other industry figures recognised in this year's Australia Day honours list, author Faith Bandler was awarded a Companion of...
‘Black Wednesday’ for global publishers as financial crisis hits
The global financial crisis has begun to make its influence felt on the publishing world, as many large international publishers, particularly those with substantial operations in the US, announce restructures...