Category: Oceania
Multinational Acquisitions of Indie Presses: Implications for Australian Publishing
Most of what happens in Australia stays in Australia, especially publishing news. But when PRH makes an acquisition down under, this is apparently important for us up top to know about.
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Joint statement by Australian Creators shows the world how to sensibly deal with the AI challenge
“Generative AI represents an extraordinarily exciting time for artists as they continue to...
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Australia’s lost literary treasures show how publishers have squandered the digital opportunity
“Sitting on rights with no intention to make use of them is little short of criminal, not to...
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As Macmillan pulls out of Australia’s education sector, former staff launch a new publishing house to fill the gap
It was back in August that Macmillan announced it was winding down its presence in the Australian...
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And the Award for the Most Underrated Book of 2019 is…
Sponsored by the Australian Booksellers Association, the Small Press Network’s Most Underrated...
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A commercial fiction prize worth AU$ 10k launched by HarperCollins and Australian Society of Authors
The Australian Society of Authors and the HQ imprint of HarperCollins Australia have launched a...
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StreetLib completes January tranche of global expansion. 21 countries on 6 continents
When StreetLib launched The New Publishing Standard in September 2017 we made clear the function...
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Strengthening Aotearoa’s literary landscape – Mātātuhi Foundation to offer writing, reading, literacy grants
New Zealand’s Auckland Writers Festival (AWF), intent on “strengthening Aotearoa’s literary...
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Book reading down slightly in New Zealand. More than half read NZ authors
442,600 adult New Zealanders didn’t read a book in the past year, according to new research...
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The Week in Review
Here’s a summary of TNPS posts from the past seven days. UK small publishers find new ways to...
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Small presses and self-publishers left stranded by collapse of Australian distributor
The collapse of Melbourne-based book distributor Dennis Jones & Associates attracted little...
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HarperCollins' Harlequin launches romance book website in Australia
Australia’s trade e-journal Books & Publishing is reporting Harlequin, owned by HarperCollins,...
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