Bloomsbury launches digital imprint
Bloomsbury Publishing has launched a new digital imprint designed to resurrect out-of-print titles. The first titles from Bloomsbury Reader have been released and are available as ebooks from a range...
New digital publisher to launch in 2012
Really Blue Books, a new independent Australian digital publisher, will be launched at the beginning of next year. The publisher, which will focus on publishing ebooks by debut authors, has...
New digital speculative fiction publisher launched
A new independent Australian publisher, with a focus on speculative fiction and ebooks, has been launched. Hague Publishing, which will officially begin accepting unsolicited manuscripts in November 2011, has...
HathiTrust ‘suspends’ orphan works project indefinitely
In the US, digital repository HathiTrust has announced that it has suspended its orphan works initiative indefinitely following the filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit by individual authors and authors'...
ASA among authors’ groups suing US universities for copyright infringement
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has joined forces with authors' groups in the US and Quebec and eight individual authors to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository...
New digital publishing service launched
A new digital publishing service designed for publishers and government and academic agencies has been launched, called Xmplar. The business, which launched at the beginning of September, is founded by...
Digital, social media sessions popular at National Editors Conference
Sessions about online writing, social media, and 'new skills' for editors were among the most popular events at the 2011 Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) National Editors Conference, hosted by...
Faber announces partnership with Perseus to offer digital distribution services to Australian publishers
Faber has announced a partnership with US distributor Perseus that will offer digital distribution services to publishers in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ‘Faber Factory Powered...
Pan Mac launches digital-only imprint Momentum
Pan Macmillan Australia has announced the launch of its first digital-only imprint, Momentum. The imprint, which will operate separately to Pan Macmillan, will be run by Pan Macmillan director Tom...
Pan Mac launches digital-only imprint Momentum
Pan Macmillan Australia has announced today the launch of its first digital-only imprint, Momentum. The imprint, which will operate separately to Pan Macmillan, will be run by Pan Macmillan director...
Scribe appoints digital editor
Scribe has announced it has appointed David Golding to the newly created part-time position of digital editor. 'We're too small to have departments, so the challenge has been to successfully...
‘ABR’ planning electronic version
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced it is developing a digital edition of the magazine to be released in 2011, in celebration of the magazine's 50th birthday. Deputy editor...
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...
Book Industry Strategy Group: Members, terms of reference announced
Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr has announced the membership and terms of reference for the recently announced Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG). The members of the group, which is to...
Google Editions: Palma outlines Google’s ebook plans
As an addendum event to Monday's digital publishing symposium in Melbourne, a ‘digital chat' session featuring New Zealand Digital Publishing Forum founder Martin Taylor and Google's Chris Palma, was held...
Digital publishing symposium: special report
Readers will pay more than they currently do for ebooks, but not much more; ebook publishing and digital marketing are not so scary once you get started; digital rights and...
McCaskill: Newly established Strategy Group could consider ‘voluntary reduction’ in 90-day rule
Innovation Minister Kim Carr has announced the federal government will establish a new Book Industry Strategy Group. Making the announcement at the opening of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and...
‘Torpedo’ becomes first Australian literary journal on Kindle
The literary journal Torpedo has becme the first Australia-based journal to be made available to purchase through the Kindle store. Torpedo editor Chris Flynn told the Weekly Book Newsletter the...
Sleepers to launch Almanac iPhone app
Sleepers publishing has announced that it will develop an iPhone app based on its annual Sleepers Almanac collection. Sleepers publisher Louise Swinn told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the iPhone...
New online ebook retailer eBookBop launches
New online ebook retailer eBookBop has launched. The store at www.ebookbop.com.au has been developed by the recently formed Advantage Media Group. ‘We operate with less than 10 staff in all,...