S&S to manage sales, distribution of VIZ Media manga catalogue
Simon & Schuster has announced an Australian and New Zealand sales and distribution agreement to manage VIZ Media’s manga catalogue, which includes more than 1600 titles, with another 300 added...
Ivers joins Simon & Schuster
Roberta Ivers has been appointed in the newly created position of managing editor at Simon & Schuster Australia. Managing director Lou Johnson told Books+Publishing that Ivers will assist head of...
S&S Australia celebrates 25 years
Simon & Schuster Australia is celebrating its 25th anniversary next Tuesday with an ‘intimate party’ in Sydney as well as a visit from S&S UK chief executive and managing director...
S&S Australia sales ‘slightly up’ in 2011; ebook sales expected to reach 10% this year
Net sales at Simon & Schuster (S&S) Australia were 'slightly up' on figures from 2010, according to managing director Lou Johnson. Johnson told the Weekly Book Newsletter that 2011 was...
EU Competition Commission to investigate Apple agency pricing agreements
The European Union (EU) Competition Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into agency pricing agreements for ebooks between Apple and five major international publishers. The commission said in a...
ILF thanks Indigenous Literacy Day participants
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has thanked all members of the Australian book community who participated in the fifth annual Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) on Wednesday 7 September. ILF executive...
Thames & Hudson announces price changes
Thames & Hudson Australia has announced this week that it will introduce 'significant changes to the pricing of all imported books'. The publisher said in a statement that 'the changes...
Edwards joins Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Australia has announced that Larissa Edwards, currently associate publisher at Random House, will join the publisher in the newly created role of head of publishing in July....
Hardie Grant Egmont announces price initiatives to support booksellers
Hardie Grant Egmont has announced a number of initiatives this week designed to support booksellers by addressing price concerns. The publisher said in a statement today that it has introduced...
Simon & Schuster revise prices
Simon & Schuster is the latest publishing house to announce a revision of its Australian pricing schedules. Simon & Schuster managing director Lou Johnson told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the publisher...
S&S move to Cammeray
Simon & Schuster Australia has moved offices to Cammeray over the weekend. The publisher, previously located at Pymble, made the move to be closer to the Sydney CBD. Managing director,...
S&S announces ‘realigned’ sales team; four reps made redundant
Simon & Schuster has confirmed that, as part of a 'realignment' of its sales team, four sales positions have been made redundant. S&S Australia managing director Lou Johnson told the...
S&S reports a successful year locally; ‘a difficult year’ worldwide
The 2009 financial year was Simon & Schuster's most successful in Australia and New Zealand since the phenomenal success of The Secret in 2007, according to managing director Lou Johnson....
Johnson appointed MD of Simon & Schuster Australia
Simon & Schuster Inc. has announced that Lou Johnson has been appointed as the managing director of Simon & Schuster Australia (SSA), effective immediately. Johnson, who joined the company as...
S&S launches new Australian website
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced the ‘soft launch' of its new Australian website. The new website at www.simonandschuster.com.au is ‘the first step' in an ongoing plan to improve...
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...
Dorsch, Black leave Simon & Schuster
Three positions at Simon & Shuster (S&S) have been made redundant as the publisher restructures to meet the changing needs of the industry, according to S&S managing director Francois McHardy....
S&S: 3% decline overall, but second-best sales year locally
Simon & Schuster reported a sales decline of 3% in 2008, to US$857.7 million (AU$1216 million), according to Publisher's Weekly, though fourth-quarter revenues were slightly up (from US$242.3 million [AU$343.5...
Finch Publishing moves to HarperCollins
Finch Publishing has announced that from 1 April this year it will be represented by HarperCollins Publishers Australia. HEDS currently warehouses and fulfils all Finch orders on behalf of Simon...
‘Black Wednesday’ for global publishers as financial crisis hits
The global financial crisis has begun to make its influence felt on the publishing world, as many large international publishers, particularly those with substantial operations in the US, announce restructures...