In our annual survey of the trade in the lead up to Christmas 2009--during which WBN spoke with representatives of almost 500 bookshops around Australia and New Zealand--the mood that...

In our annual survey of the trade in the lead up to Christmas 2009--during which WBN spoke with representatives of almost 500 bookshops around Australia and New Zealand--the mood that...

Juliet Rogers, CEO of Murdoch Books, is understandably happy this year, with Murdoch's Steig Larsson trilogy topping this survey's most mentioned list. ‘Yes, the trilogy is the star,' she says....

Online bookselling continues to grow for many in the game, with 93.8% of respondents who were selling books online this year and last reporting an increase of more than 10...

Barely anyone in the trade is taking on Christmas without a catalogue this year--98% or respondents reported they were involved with one, either their own, a chain catalogue or some...

This year, perhaps in a bid to avoid some of the supply issues of previous years, booksellers have been making sure their bookshelves are full. Some 72% reported holding more...

So, apart from the distinct lack of ‘doom and gloom' economic talk in 2009 as compared to pre-Christmas 2008, what else has changed to restore some optimism to the trade?...