ABA conference looks to the future
The 2006 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference--the 82nd annual event--was held from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June at the Peppers Resort at Kingscliff in northern NSW.The ABA reports that...
Grenville is Booksellers Choice
At the ABA conference dinner, held on the Saturday night, Kate Grenville's The Secret River (Text) was announced as the winner of the Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice award. ‘This is...
Nielsen figures show indies strong; 69% of online buying local
Shaun Symonds of Nielsen BookScan presented a report to the ABA conference, concentrating on the figures for the 19 weeks ending on Mother's Day.BookScan's figures show that the book retail...
Books Alive 2006 raring to go
Books Alive project director Brett Osmond addressed the ABA conference on Sunday, outlining the details of this year's campaign.The campaign is set to begin on 26 July, running through until...