Talkback: Authors and booksellers on stocking self-published books
Monday, 23 October 2017
With a number of traditionally published authors moving into self-publishing, there’s never been a greater demand for bricks-and-mortar bookstores to stock self-published titles. Andrea Hanke asked hybrid author Ellie Marney...
Backlist bestsellers
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Andrea Hanke explores the trends behind backlist bestsellers. To get a better picture of the books that sell strongly years after their initial release, we asked Nielsen BookScan to provide a...
Back to backlist: extending the sales period beyond new release
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
How do you extend the sales period of a book past its new-release window? Brad Jefferies spoke to two local publishers and online bookseller Booktopia, which claims to sell a...
Talkback: Addressing the cost of literary awards
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The decision by UWA Publishing to cease entering its titles for book awards has highlighted the high costs incurred by publishers. Andrea Hanke spoke to several awards organisers to find...
Talkback: Improving diversity
Thursday, 6 October 2016
What can publishing do to improve diversity? Books+Publishing asked three publishers. Publishers need to ask themselves—am I being proactive about the diversity of the voice and author I am about to...
Talkback: Booksellers on parallel important restrictions (PIRs)
Friday, 8 July 2016
A number of booksellers joined publishers, authors and industry groups in opposing the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to repeal parallel importation restrictions (PIRs). Here are some comments from their submissions to...
Talkback: Too many writers’ festivals?
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Does Australia have too many writers’ festivals? Books+Publishing asked three publishers. While there are a lot of writers’ festivals, it’s not the number that’s the problem. What is problematic is...
Talkback: Changes to penalty rates
Monday, 21 March 2016
Do you think penalty rates need to change for Australian retailers? Books+Publishing asked two booksellers. Given that penalty rates were established in 1947 to compensate people working outside ‘normal hours’, and that...
