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Meet publisher Julia Marshall 

Friday, 12 October 2012
Julia Marshall is the founder of the small but ‘globally focussed’ children’s publisher Gecko Press, based in Wellington, New Zealand. She tells us about her ‘hotch potch’ career path. I...

On Tour: Meet the author Joe Abercrombie 

Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Joe Abercrombie is a guest of GenreCon in Sydney in November. His latest book is Red Country (Victor Gollancz, November). What would you put on a shelf-talker for your book?...

Interview with Alison Croggon about ‘Black Spring’

Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Alison Croggon's latest novel Black Spring is a dark, gothic tale inspired by Wuthering Heights. The author spoke to Amelia Vahtrick. Read Vahtrick's review of Black Spring here. Obviously you're a...

Copyright in Australia: Where to from here? 

Monday, 1 October 2012
Two reports relating to the Australian copyright industries were released in August. One looks at the recent past: the economic contributions of our country’s copyright industries between 1996 and 2011....

On tour: Meet the author Uzodinma Iweala 

Friday, 14 September 2012
Uzodinma Iweala is a Nigerian author born in the US. He visited Australia recently to attend the Melbourne Writers Festival and to promote his latest book Our Kind of People (John Murray). What...

HarperCollins launches digital-native first

Friday, 7 September 2012
HarperCollins has launched its first Australian-authored digital-native enhanced ebook—a title conceived as a digital product and created using Apple’s free iBooks Author software—which is unlikely ever to appear in printed...

The new romantics

Thursday, 23 August 2012
Three Australian publishers have announced new digital ventures in the past week that are aimed at one of the most popular ebook genres right now: romance. They’re also on the...

Rubbo, Pinkham and Harms on global pricing 

Monday, 20 August 2012
With the rise of online shopping, booksellers are now competing in a global market. As such, many believe there needs to be a global price on books. Readings’ Mark Rubbo,...

Future-proofing workflows 

Monday, 20 August 2012
In the future it is likely that content will be published as books, ebooks, apps, webpages and formats not yet discovered. To prepare, some publishers are creating media-neutral workflows. Editor-cum-business...

Freelance editing: insiders’ tips 

Monday, 20 August 2012
One of the perks of being an editor is the ability to go freelance. Kylie Mason and Abigail Nathan offer some insiders’ tips. The experience a new freelance editor needs...

Season’s readings: Christmas 2012 titles 

Monday, 20 August 2012
Santa’s sack will be well-stocked with new novels from Marian Keyes and Kate Morton, bios of Prince and Arnold Schwarzenegger, a history book from Peter FitzSimons and a cookbook from...

Meet sales rep and author Steven Lochran 

Monday, 20 August 2012
The publishing industry has been good to Steven Lochran, who has worked his way up from office assistant to sales rep, met his fiancé in the mail room, and has...

Gender stereotyping in junior fiction 

Monday, 20 August 2012
Gender stereotyping is rife in junior fiction, but is it a necessary evil? Children’s bookseller and book buyer Daniela Perinac reports. When Kathy Kozlowski, children’s specialist at Readings Carlton, looks...

Classics for kids 

Monday, 20 August 2012
Is there a market for contemporary editions of children’s classics? Publishers seem to think so. Rita Yazdani investigates. In August, Random House launched the first 23 titles in its Vintage...

Ebooks enter the classroom 

Monday, 20 August 2012
School libraries are starting to explore models for delivering ebooks. Heath Graham considers some of the challenges. The publishing industry is undergoing a series of massive changes with the growth...

Interview with Catherine Deveny on ‘The Happiness Show’ 

Monday, 20 August 2012
Catherine Deveny describes her first novel, about a 30-something married comedian who reconnects with her ex, as ‘totally utterly unapologetically autobiographical’. She spoke to Carody Culver. You’ve got seven nonfiction...