Lonely Planet to close warehouse; distribution moving to UBD
Lonely Planet has announced it will close its Melbourne warehouse, based in Bentleigh, at the end of August this year, making seven permanent employees redundant. The publisher will outsource all...
Murdoch Books distribution to move to UBD
Murdoch Books has announced that distribution of its titles will move from Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) to United Book Distributors (UBD) in January. The move follows the acquisition of...
A&U to represent Canongate in Australia, New Zealand
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has announced that it will take over representation of UK publisher Canongate in the Australian and New Zealand markets from April. The publisher said in a statement...
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Wheeler Centre opens; first event raises $20,000 for Indigenous Literacy ProjectThe Wheeler Centre officially opened on Friday night, with the Centre's first event, A Gala Night of Storytelling, raising $20,000...
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...
S& S to move distribution to UBD
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced that from April 2009 its titles will be distributed in the Australian and New Zealand markets by United Book Distributors (UBD), with sales...