Reader’s Feast to reopen before Christmas
Reader's Feast Bookstore will reopen in a new location in Melbourne before Christmas. Store owner Mary Dalmau told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the newly independent store will be located in...
Reader’s Feast to reopen before Christmas
Reader's Feast Bookstore will reopen in a new location in Melbourne before Christmas. Store owner Mary Dalmau told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the new store will be located in...
Supanews to open A&R bricks-and-mortar bookstores
Former REDgroup-owned newsagency chain Supanews has confirmed to the Weekly Book Newsletter that it will operate Angus & Robertson (A&R) bricks-and-mortar bookshops in Australia. Adrian Gaskin, managing director of Supanews,...
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Kobo Touch now available to order from A&R, Borders websitesKobo ereading devices are now available for pre-order from the Angus & Robertson and Borders websites, owned by Pearson Group Australia. Borders...
Melbourne University calls for tenders from specialist retailers for campus bookshop
The University of Melbourne has called for tenders from specialist book retailers to take over the operation of the Melbourne University Bookshop. In an email sent to all university staff...
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NZ country of honour website launchedA website for New Zealand's Frankfurt country of honour project has been launched. The NZ At Frankfurt site includes information about the Frankfurt Book Fair,...
BISG releases PWC report into Australian book industry
The Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) has made public a research report commissioned from Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) entitled Cover to cover: a market analysis of the Australian book industry....
Flood causes ‘several thousand dollars’ damage at Embiggen Books
Specialty science bookstore Embiggen Books is scheduled to reopen its doors at the end of this week, after flooding caused the store to temporarily close in September. Store owner Warren...
Grover resigns from Dymocks; restructure announced
Dymocks Booksellers has announced that Don Grover has resigned from his position as CEO of the Dymocks Group. Grover will finish in his position in February 2012 after eight years...
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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...
National Bookshop Day 2011: Fun, creativity and book sales
Bookstores around Australia celebrated the country's first National Bookshop Day on Saturday 20 August, and the day was filled with fun, creative promotional events and significant increases in book sales. Australian Booksellers...
Future of Borders Singapore uncertain
News reports in Singapore this week suggest that the future of Borders stores in the country is uncertain. The Straits Times reported on 20 August that the Borders flagship store...
Productivity Commission releases draft report on retail inquiry; recommends ‘conditional move’ to lower GST threshold
The Productivity Commission has released a draft report on its public inquiry into the Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry. The report, which is available online here,...
Productivity Commission releases draft report on retail inquiry; recommends ‘conditional move’ to lower GST threshold
The Productivity Commission has released a draft report on its public inquiry into the Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry. The report, which is available online here,...
Visa ‘can’t perform function’ of collecting GST for government on overseas purchases
Global payments company Visa has told the Productivity Commission that it is not in a position to collect goods and services tax (GST) revenue on goods purchased outside of the...
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Kobo to release 'Touch Edition' ereader The Weekly Book Newsletter understands Kobo is likely to release its new Touch Edition ereader locally in September. The new edition features a touch screen, with...
Myer to offer free shipping online
Department store Myer is expected to announce this week that it will offer free shipping to customers purchasing goods, including books, from its website, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The...
Booksellers of the Year, Booksellers’ Choice Award winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Bookseller of the Year Awards and the Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award were announced at the ABA conference on 24 July....
QLD A&R franchise purchases company-owned store; stores to operate as independents
The owners of the Angus & Robertson (A&R) franchise in Southport, Queensland have confirmed to the Weekly Book Newsletter that they have purchased the formerly company-owned A&R store in Helensvale....
Nielsen: volume up, value down; indies gaining share
Shaun Symonds, general manager Nielsen Bookscan, presented recent Nielsen sales data at the Australian Booksellers Association conference on Monday 25 July. Data from the first 24 weeks to June showed sales were...