Borghino appointed policy director of IPA
José Borghino, manager of industry representation at the Australian Publishers Association (APA), has been appointed policy director of the International Publishers Association (IPA). Beginning on 11 March and based at...
‘Business as usual’ at Random House, Penguin following merger announcement; industry responds
Random House Australia and New Zealand have told booksellers that it will be ‘business as usual’ for Random House and Penguin until the companies’ plans to merge have been approved...
futurEDUCATION: Gonski review, digital publishing and ‘gamifying’ education
Attendees at the Australian Publishers Association (APA) futurEDUCATION symposium earlier this month were told that the Federal Government’s reform of the Australian education system, based on the recent Gonski Review, will...
APA Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational Publishing Awards were announced in Melbourne on 6 September. At the awards ceremony held at Fed Square’s BMW Edge,...
Mackenzie leaves APA
Tyson Mackenzie has finished in the role of exports and events manager at the Australian Publishers Association (APA). Mackenzie, who replaced Kathy Fulcher in the role in 2011, has left...
APA educational publishing awards shortlist announced, FuturEducation symposium guests announced
The titles shortlisted for this year's Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. As previously reported by Bookseller+Publisher, titles have been shortlisted in primary, secondary and TAFE/tertiary...
APA Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012 shortlists announced
The titles shortlisted for this year's Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. The titles shortlisted in each category are: Primary Education Primary Reference Resource Playground...
2012 Australian Education Publishing Awards date announced
The winners of the 2012 Australian Education Publishing Awards, presented by the Australian Publishers Association (APA), will be announced at an event in Melbourne on 6 September. The awards presentation,...
Around ‘a dozen’ stores signed with Copia; launch expected in coming months
Around ‘a dozen’ Australian bookstores have signed with ebook platform Copia. Vice president of business development for Copia Mathew Barlow told Bookseller+Publisher that some of the stores have signed up...
Quote of the week
‘It is not clear that prices paid by Australians for ebooks are consistently higher than prices paid by people in other countries, particularly once Australia’s GST of ten percent is...
Pocock joins APA
Harriet Pocock has joined the Australian Publishers Association (APA) in the role of professional development administration assistant. Pocock replaces Sebastian Abjorensen who has left the APA to travel overseas.
APA to publish fifth edition of ‘An Introduction to Australian Book Publishing’
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will publish a new edition of An Introduction to Australian Book Publishing next month. The fifth edition of the book is edited by Richard Smart...
Publishers support agreement to reduce PIR timeframe
Most major Australian publishers have said that they support the Book Industry Speed to Market Initiative, developed by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), which...
‘Designers need to take more chances’
‘Publishers and designers need to take more chances’ was the message from the judges at this year’s APA Book Design Awards. ‘Shelves are full of books that look like each...
APA Book Design Awards 2012 winners announced
The winners of this year's Australian Publishers Association (APA) Book Design Awards were announced on Thursday 17 May in Sydney as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF). The winning...
APA, ABA agree to work towards 14/14 day PIR timeframe
As reported in a Bookseller+Publisher Special Bulletin on Tuesday 15 May, the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have reached an agreement to work towards reducing...
APA, ABA agree to work towards 14/14 day PIR timeframe
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have reached an agreement to work towards reducing the timetable for retention of territorial copyright from 30/90 days to...
Adler elected APA president
Melbourne University Publishing CEO Louise Adler has been elected president of the Australian Publishers Association (APA), replacing Stephen May. Several other positions on the APA board have also changed. (See...
LBF: ‘busy’ and ‘hopeful’
While official attendance figures are yet to be released, this year’s London Book Fair (LBF) has been described as ‘busy’ and ‘hopeful’ by Australian publishers, with a large delegation from...
Adler elected APA president; Seale, Barnett and O’Brien step down
Melbourne University Publishing CEO Louise Adler has been elected the new president of the Australian Publishers Association (APA). The APA announced Adler’s appointment following its annual general meeting on Thursday...