Gordon and Gotch sells Brumby Books to Sunstate Books
PMP subsidiary Gordon and Gotch Australia (GGA) has announced that it has sold Brumby Books and Music to Brisbane-based books and stationery wholesaler Sunstate Books. Brumby Books said in a...
Pegasus Books to expand distribution to Australia, New Zealand
US-based publisher Pegasus Books has announced that it will expand its distribution into Australia and New Zealand this year, as well as into the UK. Pegasus Books senior editor Jessica...
Eurospan opens Australian office
London-based marketing, sales and distribution agency Eurospan has announced that it has opened a sales and marketing office in Melbourne. Eurospan said in a statement this week that books from...
Walker Books distribution to move from TL to HEDS
Walker Books has announced that distribution of its titles in Australia and New Zealand will move from TL Distribution Australia to Harper Entertainment Distribution Services Australia (HEDS) next year. Walker...
Fuse enters book distribution business
Music distributor Fuse Group Australia has entered into the local book distribution market, taking on a number of international publishers. Fuse Group represents Taschen Books, Trolley Books and Adelita in...
Addenda Publishing enters voluntary liquidation
New Zealand publisher and book distributor Addenda Publishing has been placed into voluntary liquidation and has ceased trading. The board and shareholders of the company have appointed chartered accountant Kim...
Addenda Publishing enters voluntary liquidation
New Zealand publisher and book distributor Addenda Publishing has been placed into voluntary liquidation and has ceased trading, reports Booksellers New Zealand. The board and shareholders of the company have...
The Five Mile Press to commence trade sales and distribution
The Five Miles Press has announced that it will commence Australian trade sales and distribution from 1 August. The publisher, whose trade titles were previously sold and distributed by Scribo,...
NewSouth Books announces new distribution division
NewSouth Books has announced the formation of a new division of its distribution business this week. The new division, which will be called TowerToo, will be managed by Dale Druckman...
Murdoch Books distribution to move from ADS to HarperCollins
Murdoch Books has announced this week that HarperCollins Publishers has been appointed to manage all warehousing and distribution functions for the publisher in Australia and New Zealand. The new arrangement,...
Macmillan to close NZ distribution warehouse
Macmillan Publishers New Zealand has announced that it will close its New Zealand distribution warehouse from January 2011. The publisher will manage the New Zealand distribution of its titles from...
Craig Potton Publishing to distribute Lonely Planet in NZ
Lonely Planet has announced a new distributor for its products in New Zealand. From 5 September 2010 Craig Potton Publishing will be the publisher's exclusive distributor in New Zealand, taking...
Quercus distribution to move to PanMac in 2011
UK-based independent publisher Quercus has announced that it is moving its Australian and New Zealand distribution from Murdoch Books to Pan Macmillan, commencing 1 January 2011.Quercus' sales will be handled...
Easton launches Alpa Books
Andrew Easton, sales and marketing manager at Bookwise for over 10 years, has launched a new distribution company, Alpa Books. Easton began Alpa Books to ‘provide an alternative distribution option...
HarperCollins New Zealand to retain NZ distribution long term
HarperCollins Publishers renewed the lease on its Auckland distribution centre in New Zealand on a long-term basis, as reported by Bookman Beattie late last year. The decision followed analysis of...
HarperCollins announces restructure at Moss Vale Distribution Centre
HarperCollins has announced that it is ‘restructuring the customer service and credit teams' at the Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) Moss Vale Distribution Centre. The announcement follows the move of...
Founders to leave Scribo
Gordon and Gotch has announced that the three principals of book distributor The Scribo Group--Gary Cobbledick, Michael Rakusin and Dale Druckman--will be leaving the business.Gary Cobbledick (Brumby/Bookwise) and Michael Rakusin...
Scribo Group: Attenborough appointed general manager Bookwise
The Scribo Group has announced the appointment of Jon Attenborough to the role of general manager at Bookwise International. Attenborough, formerly managing director at Simon & Schuster Australia, took up...
Christian distributor launches ‘Independent Distribution Solutions’
Christian book and music distributor CMCA has announced the establishment of a new distribution arm, Independent Distribution Solutions (IDS). IDS Oceania, based in Geelong, will offer warehousing, order fulfilment and...
Scribo to acquire new warehouse site following sale to PMP
The Scribo Group will acquire a new warehouse site ‘large enough to accommodate our four businesses under one roof' as part of the company's business plan following its sale to...