NZ book industry awards winners announced
The winners of this year's New Zealand book industry awards, sponsored by Thorpe-Bowker, were announced on 17 July at the 2011 Booksellers New Zealand Conference in Wellington. Benny's Bookshop in...
Dymocks Elsternwick, World Square close; Castle Hill to open next week
Dymocks has confirmed to the Weekly Book Newsletter that its stores in Elsternwick, Victoria, and the World Square shopping complex in Sydney, have closed down. Steve Cox, general manger for buying,...
Milne retires from Abbey’s Bookshop
Sydney bookseller Peter Milne has announced his retirement this week. Milne has 50 years' experience in the Australian book trade, beginning his career with Golden Press in Perth before moving...
Independent bookstores in NT, VIC to close
Absolutely Books in Darwin and Seagulls Bookshop in Melbourne will close within the next three months. Absolutely Books, which is located in Larrakeyah in Darwin's west, will close its doors in October....
Printing and retailing associations express concerns about carbon price
The Printing Industries Association of Australia and national retailing organisations have expressed concerns about the carbon price announced by the Federal Government on the weekend. National manager of policy and...
2011 ABIA finalists announced
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin, the finalists for this year's Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) have been announced.The winners of the awards, as well as the Lloyd...
Paperchain Bookstore Manuka buys Batemans Bay store
The owners of independent bookstore Paperchain in Manuka, Canberra, have recently purchased the Bay Bookshop in Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast. Maxeme and Roger Tall, who have purchased the...
Minister Sherry, booksellers hold ‘constructive’ talks
Federal Minister for Small Business has described his meeting with members of the Australian bookselling community last week as 'constructive' and 'a good opportunity to clear the air'. As previously...
WA Govt to introduce changes to Sunday trading rules
The Western Australian Government has announced plans to introduce changes to the state's retail trading regulations which will allow more stores to trade on Sundays. Commerce and Small Business Minister...
Retailers soon able to cut casual shifts
A decision by Fair Work Australia (FWA) this week means that retailers across the country will soon be able to offer young casual workers shorter shifts. FWA upheld an application...
Booksellers to meet with Minister Sherry
A delegation of booksellers will travel to Canberra this week to speak with Small Business Minister Nick Sherry following his recent comments about the future of Australian bookshops. Australian Booksellers...
Dymocks Professional and Technical to close
Dymocks Professional and Technical (Wynyard) in Sydney's CBD will close down in August. The Weekly Book Newsletter understands that the specialist store, located at 350 George Street, will continue trading...
Industry responds to Minister’s ‘end of bookshops’ prediction
Members of the Australian bookselling community have expressed outrage at comments made by federal Minister for Small Business Nick Sherry about the future of Australian bookshops this week. Speaking at...
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Local business award for Shearers Bookshop Shearers Bookshop in Leichhardt, NSW has been named Business of the Year in the 2011 Inner West Local Business Awards. The bookstore also won...
REDgroup highlights online growth in submission to Productivity Commission; More than 90 submissions received
REDgroup Retail has highlighted the growth in online bookselling and the pressure faced by Australian retailers in its submission to the Productivity Commission's public inquiry into the Economic Structure and Performance...
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Google Books Settlement status conference rescheduled for JulyIn the US, Judge Denny Chin has rescheduled a status conference for the Google Books Settlement for 19 July. As previously reported by...
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Printing Industries argues for carbon tax compensation In a recent submission to the federal government's Multi-Party Climate Change Committee, the Printing Industries Association of Australia has argued that the introduction...
Page working with ReadCloud to develop White Label ebook platform
Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) president and owner of Pages & Pages Booksellers Jon Page has confirmed to the Weekly Book Newsletter that he is working with ReadCloud to develop a White...
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Local publishers release fixed-layout ebooks HarperCollins Publishers, Murdoch Books and NewSouth Books have announced the release of fixed-layout ebooks in the Apple iBookstore this week. Fixed-layout ebooks replicate the design and layout of...
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Oz, NZ titles nominated for David Gemmell Legend AwardsA number of Australian and New Zealand titles have been shortlisted for the 2011 David Gemmell Legend Awards for fantasy writing. Australian author...