Bowker’s ISBN agency websites hacked in Australia and US; credit card numbers compromised
Bowker, which trades in Australia as Thorpe-Bowker, is investigating ‘patterns of unauthorised charges’ to credit cards that have been used on Bowker’s MyIdentifiers websites, which are used to purchase ISBNs...
My Identifiers: A new identity for the ISBN Agency
The newly launched My Identifiers platform will help publishers manage their ISBNs and market their books, reports Eloise Keating. Thorpe-Bowker has officially launched the My Identifiers platform—a new website for...
Thorpe-Bowker launches My Identifiers platform
Thorpe-Bowker has officially launched the My Identifiers platform in Australia, replacing the Australian ISBN Agency. Thorpe-Bowker general manager Gary Pengelly launched the platform at the inaugural Independent Publishers Conference in Melbourne...
In brief
New category for WA's Premier's Book Awards The State Library of Western Australia has announced that a new category will be added to the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards from next...
Around the World
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Amazon.co.uk introduces agency pricing with Hachette, HarperCollins and PenguinGerman bookseller launches own ereaderBond...
Nielsen to launch ebook chart in ‘months rather than years’
Ebooks in Australia must be consistently identified by ISBN before an ebook bestseller chart service can be created, according to Nielsen BookScan Australia spokesperson Shaun Symonds. Following a statement from...