Text shares worth more than $1 million to Canongate
The sale of Canongate’s 70% shareholding in Text Publishing was worth £662,142, or approximately A$1.04 million, to the Scottish publisher, reports the Bookseller. The value of the sale, which took...
Preparation underway to bring World Book Night to Australia in 2013
Canongate managing director Jamie Byng has met with industry members to discuss bringing World Book Night to Australia in 2013. Byng was a guest at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association...
Meet Canongate’s Jamie Byng
Jamie Byng, MD of the Edinburgh-based publishing house Canongate and founder of World Book Night, will give the keynote address at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference. He spoke...
Canongate, Faber to co-publish audiobooks
UK publishers Canongate and Faber will launch an audiobook co-publishing venture later this year, reports the Bookseller. Under the arrangement, Canongate will handle the sales and production of the audio...
Byng to deliver keynote at ABA conference
Jamie Byng, publisher and managing director of Canongate Books in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held in...
Byng to deliver keynote at ABA Conference
Jamie Byng, publisher and managing director of Canongate Books in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held in...
A&U to represent Canongate in Australia, New Zealand
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has announced that it will take over representation of UK publisher Canongate in the Australian and New Zealand markets from April. The publisher said in a statement...
Wheelers acquire Canongate’s shares in Text Publishing
Text Publishing has announced that Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler have acquired Scottish publisher Canongate's shareholding in Text Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Text publisher and managing director...
Wheelers acquire Canongate?s shares in Text Publishing
Text Publishing has announced that Lonely Planet founders�Tony and Maureen Wheeler have acquired�Scottish publisher Canongate's shareholding in Text Publishing for an undisclosed sum. Text said in a statement today that...
In Brief
New Brisbane bookstoreA new bookstore opened in Brisbane's South Bank in August. Scrumptious Reads is a temporary installation shop that sells food and drink titles as well as homewares. The...
Assange memoir in doubt
The publication of Julian Assange's memoirs is now in doubt following indications from the WikiLeaks founder that he no longer wishes to write the kind of book that was envisaged...