The Scribo Group sold to PMP’s Gordon and Gotch
The Scribo Group, the book distribution business created earlier this year when Brumby, Bookwise, Tower and Gary Allen merged, has announced its acquisition by Gordon and Gotch Australia (GGA). Gordon...
S& S to move distribution to UBD
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced that from April 2009 its titles will be distributed in the Australian and New Zealand markets by United Book Distributors (UBD), with sales...
In brief
CBCA Book Week kicks offThe 2008 CBCA Children's Book Week kicked off last week with the announcement of the CBCA Book of the Year award winners. The theme of this...
NZ distributor Forrester goes into liquidation
In news breaking just as WBN goes to print, New Zealand-based independent book distributor Forrester Books has reportedly gone into liquidation.According to a story posted on an NZ news site, 'nearly 30...
Tower/Gary Allen and Bookwise/Brumby announce merger
Four of Australia's independent book distributors -- Bookwise, Gary Allen, Tower Books and Brumby Books & Music -- have announced that they have reached agreement to merge their operations. Each business...
Seekmedia also offers consolidation
Following last week's announcement of the launch of Central Book Services' stock consolidation service, Seekmedia has contacted WBN to remind the trade that it offers a similar service and has...
Central Book Services launches ‘consolidation service’
Melbourne-based Central Book Services has launched what it describes as ‘Australia's first booktrade consolidation service.' Central Book Services ‘promises a solution to the many-warehouses-to-many-bookstores supply chain.'Chairman Richard Siegersma has studied...
Macmillan warehouse getting back on track
Problems at the Macmillan Distribution Services (MDS) warehouse that began late last year caused many booksellers headaches over the busy Christmas period.‘We suffered from a strange series of unfortunate events,...
Gary Allen sells to Tower
Book distribution business Gary Allen Pty Ltd has been sold to Tower Books for an undisclosed sum.Tower Books' director Michael Rakusin said that there is a logical fit between the...
Hachette confirms amicable ADS buy-out
Further to last week's announcement that Allen & Unwin will move its distribution from Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) to the Pearson-owned United Book Distributors (UBD), Hachette Livre Australia has confirmed...
A&U to leave ADS
Allen & Unwin has announced that it will leave Alliance Distribution Services from 1 January 2009 and move its distribution to the Pearson-owned United Book Distributors.'ADS has been voted Distributor...
Madman official local distributor for Tokyopop manga
Madman Entertainment has announced it is now the official local distributor of Tokyopop manga comics. Madman spokesperson Ben Pollock told WBN the deal was a good fit for the company....
Little Hare gains North American distribution
Little Hare Books, the Australian children's book publisher, has signed a deal with Trafalgar Square Publishing/IPG to distribute its titles in the US and Canada. Rod Hare, co-founder of Little...
Pearson takeover of Harcourt complete: companies to ‘blend’, some redundancies announced
Pearson has received the necessary approvals from the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) to allow it to finalise the acquisition of Harcourt Education in Australia and New Zealand, concluding...
Footprint buys Astam
Footprint Books has acquired fellow distributor Astam Books. From 7 December 2006, most publishers’ lists that were available from Astam Books will be distributed by Footprint Books, including MIT Press,...
New stablemates for Brumby Books
Distributor Brumby Books has announced that it has finalised distribution deals for a number of new overseas and local publishers, including Sounds True audiobooks, Amber Lotus Press and the Red...