Amazon-owned Audible’s unlimited subscription now in five markets. And counting…
But can anyone seriously imagine PRH taking the moral high ground and pulling its titles when (not...
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Tag: Australia book market
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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Quote Unquote: “Embracing video conferencing has led to much stronger connections and positive results in real time” – Jacinta di Mase, lit agent
“…If/when I travel to a big book fair again, I will be able to attend seminars for professional...
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Australia’s online bookstore Booktopia debuts on AU stock exchange. Doubles revenue since arrival of Amazon, with 15% of the market
When Amazon arrived in Australia there were fears the domestic book market might be irreparably...
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Mapping the New Normal: Children’s book wins Australia Book of the Year award for first time. Ceremony streamed, of course. This is 2020
The Australian Book Industry awards, affectionately known as Abias, is hosted by the Australian...
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Industry News Round-Up 26 March 2020
A round-up of key industry news in these challenging times. Apologies if the linked reports for...
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Amazon’s second u-turn of the month – unblocks Australian buyers from US store
It was less than two weeks ago Amazon had to back down on its decision to shut out numerous...
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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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Australia’s online retailer Booktopia expands its distribution service
Long the biggest online book retailer in Australia (Amazon has yet to release any figures since...
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