Addenda Publishing enters voluntary liquidation
New Zealand publisher and book distributor Addenda Publishing has been placed into voluntary liquidation and has ceased trading. The board and shareholders of the company have appointed chartered accountant Kim...
Scribo to close, 50 staff affected; Brumby Books and Music ‘will continue’
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on 1 July, PMP, parent company of book distributor Scribo, has announced it will close the business. PMP CEO Richard Allely told...
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Fox title recommended in Oprah Book ClubTen Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Mem Fox, Helen Oxenbury, Viking) has been recommended by Oprah in her Oprah's Book Club Kids' Reading...
Wilkins to leave Thorpe-Bowker; new publisher announced
After almost six-and-a-half years with the company, Andrew Wilkins has resigned as publisher and deputy general manager of Thorpe-Bowker. He will leave the company on 2 May.His successor will be...