Kobo launches online game contest featuring ‘Inferno’-inspired ebooks from Writing Life author
Kobo has created an online game contest featuring three new ebooks from one of its self-published authors to tie in with Dan Brown’s new book Inferno, which was released worldwide...
UK indies concerned over price of new Dan Brown novel
In the UK, independent retailers have expressed concerns about competing with the big retailers for sales of the new novel from Dan Brown, reports the Evening Standard. Inferno, which will be...
New Dan Brown novel to publish in May
Random House Australia has announced that a new Dan Brown thriller will be published on 14 May. Inferno, which will be published in hardcover at $45 and will also be...
Quote of the week
‘So the list price for Dan in Oz is $45, but only A$28.40 in the US ... “Global pricing” has a way to go, clearly’—Readings’ head book buyer Martin Shaw...
‘The Lost Symbol’: highest first-week sales after HP reports Nielsen BookScan
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (Random House) sold 127,378 copies through the outlets monitored by Nielsen BookScan in Australia in the book's first five days on sale. In New Zealand...
Dan Brown: over 150,000 sold in first week; NZ booksellers unhappy with ebook
Booksellers New Zealand has responded to the release in ebook format of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. The ebook, which Random House has made available to Australian and New Zealand...
Random House to release ‘The Lost Symbol’ ebook locally
An ebook version of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (Transworld), which went on sale in hard copy yesterday, will be available for purchase from the Random House Australia (RHA) website...
In brief
Prime Minister's shortlist coming soonThe fiction and nonfiction shortlists for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards will be announced by Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett on Friday 18 September in...
Seekbooks offers ‘The Lost Symbol’ for 60% off
Online Australian bookseller Seekbooks has announced it will offer Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol for more than 60% off the $49.95 recommended retail price, at $18.99. ‘The release gives us...