ABA 2016 conference program announced
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the program for this year’s conference, to be held at the QT hotel in Canberra from 29-30 May. Author Stan Grant will give...
Speakers announced for ABA, LEB conferences
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books (LEB) have announced the keynote speakers for their 2016 conferences, which will be held in Canberra in May. US bookseller and...
New ABA Conference closing speaker announced
Writer, actor and comedian Shaun Micallef will replace Richard Flanagan as the closing keynote speaker at this year’s Australian Booksellers Associated (ABA) conference. The ABA said in a statement that...
‘Huxtabook’ author to design gala menu at ABA conference
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Daniel Wilson, chef and owner of Melbourne restaurants Huxtable and Huxtaburger and author of the Huxtabook cookbook (Hardie Grant), will design the...
2014 ABA Conference: guest speakers announced; registrations now open
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the guest speakers for this year’s conference, to be held at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne on 18-19 May. Early-bird registrations for the...
ABA delegation travels to Seattle booksellers’ conference
Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) CEO Joel Becker, ABA president and managing director of ALS Library Services Patricia Genat, and booksellers Leesa Lambert (The Little Bookroom), Tim White (Books for Cooks)...
ABA, Leading Edge to share conference weekend, trade exhibition again in 2014
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books will hold their 2014 conferences over the same weekend at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne next May, with a joint trade...
ABA conference 2013: The hot topics
Around 260 members of the local industry attended this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference, which was held in Adelaide on 16-17 June and followed the Leading Edge Books conference...
ABA Conference round-up
The 2013 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Conference was held at the Hilton Adelaide from 16-17 June. Approximately 260 members of the industry attended the first day of the conference, which included...
ABA Booksellers of the Year finalists announced
The finalists for the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Booksellers of the Year awards have been announced. The finalists for the Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year are: Karen Ferris, Berkelouw...
Caro to deliver ABA Conference keynote
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Jane Caro will deliver the keynote address at this year’s ABA Conference. ABA CEO Joel Becker told Books+Publishing that Caro will be...
Rubbo, Pinkham and Harms on global pricing
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,...
Meet Canongate’s Jamie Byng
Jamie Byng, MD of the Edinburgh-based publishing house Canongate and founder of World Book Night, will give the keynote address at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference. He spoke...
Byng to deliver keynote at ABA conference
Jamie Byng, publisher and managing director of Canongate Books in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held in...
ABA conference 2010: sales down but booksellers energised
The 86th annual Australian Booksellers Association conference was held over three days in Brisbane, starting last Sunday. ABA conference organiser Claire Pittman reports that attendance peaked at over 300 on...
New ABA committee announced, Page appointed president
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has appointed Jon Page of Pages & Pages in Mosman, Sydney, as its new president. Page takes over from Fiona Stager, owner of Brisbane's Avid...
ABA to launch local ‘IndieBound’ movement
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced it has reached an agreement with the American Booksellers Association to ‘bring the IndieBound movement to Australia'. Established by the American Booksellers Association...
ABA announces conference author guests
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced further guests for the ABA national conference in July.'The conference will be the first place you can pick up a reading copy of...