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...
‘National Year of Reading 2012’ website launched
A new website at www.love2read.org.au is now live in the lead-up to the National Year of Reading 2012. The National Year of Reading is an initiative of 11 library-related organisations...
‘Jasper Jones’ wins 2010 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award
Craig Silvey has won another award for his novel Jasper Jones (A&U), this time taking out the 2010 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, for the book booksellers have most enjoyed...
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...
2010 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award shortlist announced
The shortlist titles for the 2010 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, for the book booksellers have most enjoyed handselling in 2009, have been announced. The shortlisted titles, as voted from...
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...
ABA confirms additional conference speakers
Literary blogger and former Bookseller+Publisher acting editor Angela Meyer and ‘author, blogger and tweeter' John Birmingham will appear at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) annual conference. Meyer and Birmingham...
Inside the current issue: Nash on why we’re at ‘publishing ground zero’
‘Book futurist' Richard Nash will be a guest speaker at this year's Australian Booksellers Association national conference in July. He told Bookseller+Publisher: ‘Publishing 3.0 could be called Publishing Ground...
2010 ABA conference program launched, bookings open
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has launched the program for its 2010 national conference. The 86th ABA Conference & Trade Exhibition will be held from 11 to 13 July...
ABA national conference registrations open
Registrations for the 2010 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held from 11 to 13 July in Brisbane, have opened. The 86th ABA Conference and Trade Exhibition, which will...
ABA announces 2010 conference dates
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced it will hold its annual national conference next year in Brisbane, from Sunday 11 to Tuesday 13 July. With the theme ‘Connecting the...