Delivering the goods: A look at the book industry’s supply chain Archive
Getting a book into a reader’s hands has never been quicker, but there is still plenty of room for improvement in the book industry’s supply chain, writes Gary Copeland.Those who...
Coyne resigns from BICC; expert reference groups established Archive
Penguin Australia CEO Gabrielle Coyne has stepped down from her position on the Federal Government’s Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC). A spokesperson for the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research...
BISG: the recommendations Archive
More than a year in the making, the Book Industry Strategy Group report to government has finally been delivered. Here are the main recommendations: Released publicly in November 2011, the...
BISG releases PwC report into Australian book industry Archive
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....
Springer titles to be available via PoD Archive
Springer Verlag, one of the world's largest publishers of books in the science, technology, and medicine (STM) sector, has announced that it is making over 5000 titles available to the...
Standards and identifiers: Frankfurt supply chain meeting Archive
The Supply Chain Specialists meeting is a stalwart of the Frankfurt calendar: this year's meeting was the 30th annual get-together for the often unsung people who work behind the scenes...
Thorpe-Bowker to sell and market PacStream Archive
From 1 October 2008, Thorpe-Bowker will assume responsibility for all sales and marketing activities of the PacStream e-commerce service in both Australia and New Zealand, including customer relationship management and...
New ONIX 3.0 standards due in September Archive
The ONIX Books International Steering Committee has approved plans for a new release of ONIX for Books, Release 3.0, due to be published in September 2008. The outline of the...
Tower/Gary Allen and Bookwise/Brumby announce merger Archive
Four of Australia's independent book distributors -- Bookwise, Gary Allen, Tower Books and Brumby Books & Music -- have announced that they have reached agreement to merge their operations. Each business...
Seekmedia also offers consolidation Archive
Following last week's announcement of the launch of Central Book Services' stock consolidation service, Seekmedia has contacted WBN to remind the trade that it offers a similar service and has...
Central Book Services launches ‘consolidation service’ Archive
Melbourne-based Central Book Services has launched what it describes as ‘Australia's first booktrade consolidation service.' Central Book Services ‘promises a solution to the many-warehouses-to-many-bookstores supply chain.'Chairman Richard Siegersma has studied...
A&U to leave ADS Archive
Allen & Unwin has announced that it will leave Alliance Distribution Services from 1 January 2009 and move its distribution to the Pearson-owned United Book Distributors.'ADS has been voted Distributor...
Retail Technology Expo to showcase RFID Archive
The 2006 Retail Technology Expo, to be held in Melbourne in September, will showcase radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.Visitors to the expo will be given electronic name badges incorporating RFID...
