SPN partners with Ingram for digital distribution
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced a digital distribution partnership with Ingram’s CoreSource platform, which will replace its current Digital Distribution Service. SPN is offering CoreSource to its members at...
Masters new general manager of SPN
Mary Masters has been appointed as the new general manager of the Small Press Network (SPN), replacing Zoe Dattner, who announced her decision to step down from the position in...
Dattner to step down as SPN general manager
Zoe Dattner will step down from her role as general manager of the Small Press Network (SPN) in January. The SPN is now advertising for a replacement for Dattner, who...
Dattner to step down as SPN general manager
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced that general manager Zoe Dattner will step down from her role in January. The SPN said in a statement that Dattner and the...
Tenfold increase in sales of Most Underrated Book finalists at Readings in November
Readings has seen a tenfold increase in sales of the books shortlisted for the inaugural Small Press Network (SPN) Most Underrated Book Award in November, according to books division manager Martin Shaw....
SPN to launch national roadshow in 2013
The Small Press Network (SPN) plans to launch a year-long roadshow in 2013 that will involve events in each state. SPN general manager Zoe Dattner told Bookseller+Publisher that the network...
‘Open-minded’ Independent Publishers Conference a success; will return in 2013
The Small Press Network, the rebranded Small Press Underground Networking Community, is already planning for the 2013 Independent Publishers Conference following a successful inaugural event in Melbourne last week. General manager...
Quote of the week
‘The wasteland of publisher expectations’—Kobo’s Malcolm Neil referring to ebook prices above $15, during a session at the Small Press Network’s Independent Publishers Conference.
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...
SPUNC to rebrand
SPUNC (the Small Press Underground Networking Community) has announced it will rebrand to Small Press Network. General manager Zoe Dattner told Bookseller+Publisher the rebrand was something the organisation had been...
Peter Donoughue on the publishing industry’s ‘shameful’ wars, and the future for small publishers
Former Wiley MD Peter Donoughue gave the keynote address at the Small Press Network’s Independent Publishers Conference on 9 November. Here is an extract from his speech: The Amazon narrative...
‘The Cook’ wins Most Underrated Book Award
Wayne Macauley has won the inaugural Most Underrated Book Award for his novel The Cook (Text). The award, sponsored by Kobo, was announced at the Wheeler Centre on 8 November as part...
Tim Coronel: What next for the Australian publishing industry?
Former Bookseller+Publisher publisher Tim Coronel gave a speech at the Wheeler Centre today as part of the SPUNC Independent Publishers Conference. Here’s some of what he had to say: I’m...
New keynote speaker at SPUNC conference
The organisers of the SPUNC Independent Publishers Conference, being held in Melbourne on 8 and 9 November, have announced that Peter Donoughue will replace Thomas Minkus as keynote speaker. US-based...
Most Underrated Book Award shortlist announced
The Small Press Network (SPUNC) has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Most Underrated Book Award, a prize that was established to showcase outstanding books published by small and independent...
Thomas Minkus: Guest of the SPUNC Independent Publishers Conference
Thomas Minkus will visit Melbourne next month as part of SPUNC’s Independent Publishers Conference. He spoke to Andrea Hanke about some of the interesting smaller publishers his work has introduced...
SPUNC Independent Publishers Conference program launched
The small press network SPUNC has launched the program for its Independent Publishers Conference. The conference, to be held at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre on 8 and 9 November, will feature...
New publishers sign with Overdrive
OverDrive has announced that it has added new titles from local publishers to its ebook platform for libraries and schools. Among the local publishers with new content now available to...
SPUNC seeking presentations for Independent Publishers’ Conference
In the lead up to its inaugural Independent Publishers’ Conference in November, the Small Press Network (SPUNC) is seeking presentations for the academic day of the conference on the topic of...
SPUNC to hold independent publishers conference in November; new prize for small publishers announced
The Small Press Network (SPUNC) has announced that it will hold a new conference for independent publishers in Melbourne in November. The Independent Publishers’ Conference, which has received some financial...