REDgroup voluntary administration: PEP owed 75% of money owed to non-staff creditors, creditors meetings announced, industry responses
Administrators Ferrier Hodgson has confirmed that 75% of the money owed by REDgroup Retail to non-staff creditors is owed to the group's owner Pacific Equity Partners (PEP).As reported in a special bulletin...
Industry reacts to REDgroup news
A number of key figures in the Australian bookselling and publishing industry have today shared their reactions to yesterday's news that REDgroup Retail is now under voluntary administration. As reported...
BISG submissions: ABA calls for reduction in 30/90-day rules, action on pricing; APA calls for TitlePage funding, ABS collection
Submissions to the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) closed on 31 January, and will soon be made public on the website of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research....
Pepeyan to join Collins
Further to the Weekly Book Newsletter article Pepeyan to leave ABA, Collins Booksellers has announced that Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) training manager Lucie Pepeyan will join the Collins head office team in...
Becker, Gould return from US industry meetings; NZ to adopt ‘IndieBound’
CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Joel Becker and CEO of Booksellers New Zealand Lincoln Gould have returned from visiting a number of industry conferences and meetings in the United States....
Literary community joins forces to support QLD
As the residents of South-East Queensland begin the enormous task of cleaning and rebuilding their homes and businesses following last week's floods, the Australian literary community is coming together to raise funds...
ABA, Booksellers NZ in US to meet with international bookselling associations
Representatives from the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the booksellers association of New Zealand, Booksellers NZ, are currently attending a global meeting of English speaking bookselling associations in the United...
ABA among associations calling for end to GST campaign
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) is among the retailing associations that make up the Fair Imports Alliance, which is calling for an end to the GST campaign being led by...
Qld booksellers survive floods; Victorian situation worsens
Further to the Weekly Book Newsletter report QLD bookstores close in face of rising flood waters; QWC, SLQ and UQP also closed, the majority of bookstores in Queensland have survived...
New ABA members, 2011 conference dates announced
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) welcomed the following new members in October 2010: Bookshop members:Angus & Robertson Castle Hills - Castle Hills, NSWAngus & Robertson Top Ryde - Ryde, NSWBest...
Pepeyan to leave ABA
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that training manager Lucie Pepeyan will leave the association in February. ABA chief executive Joel Becker told the Weekly Book Newsletter that Pepeyan...
Changes announced to 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Federal Arts Minister Simon Crean announced a series of changes to this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards last week. A statement from the Minister said that the Awards have been...
QLD bookstores close in face of rising flood waters; QWC, SLQ and UQP also closed
Bookstores in Queensland are among retail businesses that have been affected by the devastating floods currently sweeping across the state. The Weekly Book Newsletter understands that independent bookstore Avid Reader in...
Booksellers, retail associations welcome new Productivity Commission inquiry
Bookselling and retailing organisations welcomed the Federal Government announcement in December that the Productivity Commission will conduct an inquiry into the future of the Australian retail sector in 2011. The Government said...
Booksellers, retail associations welcome new Productivity Commission inquiry
Bookselling and retailing organisations have welcomed the Federal Government announcement over the weekend that the Productivity Commission will conduct an inquiry into the future of the Australian retail sector next...
Working group to review ABIAs
A working group has been established to review the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker told the Weekly Book Newsletter that a panel of industry...
Google launches US ebookstore; Australian launch likely to be early 2011
Google has entered the ebook market this week, launching its long-awaited ebookstore in the US on Monday. Product manager for Google Books Abraham Murray said in a statement that launching...
In brief
Whitcoulls to sponsor new book awardWhitcoulls has announced that it will sponsor a new annual book award from next year. Entries are now open for the 2011 Whitcoulls Pictorial Travel...
ABA to conduct economic benchmarking survey
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that it will conduct an economic benchmarking survey of its member stores. ABA members will be sent a request today to complete an online survey...
ABA to talk to Ministers about GST; Dymocks to decide on off-shore website move after Christmas
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced today that it has requested meetings with government ministers to discuss the GST threshold on imported goods and its impact on the Australian bookselling industry.ABA chief...