Changes at Inbooks
Alexa Burnell has resigned from her position as sales and marketing manager of Inbooks, the trade division of James Bennett. Burnell, who has worked for the company for 10 years,...
McDiarmid, O’Brien leave James Bennett
Rachael McDiarmid, publisher relations and marketing communications manager, and Malcolm O’Brien, sales representative, have left library supplier James Bennett. See classifieds for contact details.
Baker & Taylor to combine James Bennett, YBP academic services for ANZ libraries
Library supplier Baker & Taylor has announced that it will combine its academic library services from James Bennett and Yankee Book Peddler (YBP) in the Australian and New Zealand markets....
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Mudgee Library reopens The Mudgee branch of the Mid-Western Regional Council Library in New South Wales has reopened after extensive renovations, reports the Mudgee Guardian. The library is housed in...
UQP launches ebook bundles for library lending
University of Queensland Press (UQP) is now offering ebook bundles of its titles for library lending. The UQP eBook Collections are available to local libraries through James Bennett, with other...
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Construction underway on new University of Southern Queensland library Construction on the new University of Southern Queensland library has commenced, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. The former site of the Hervey Bay...
Newcastle Region Library adds EBL ebooks to collection
The Newcastle Region Library has more than doubled its ebook collection, after signing with Ebook Library (EBL). The Newcastle Herald reports that the library has added 3500 new ebooks to...
James Bennett partners with Ebrary
Library supplier James Bennett has announced it has partnered with ebook supplier Ebrary in Australia. In a statement, James Bennett said libraries could now ‘seamlessly integrate Ebrary's ebooks into their...
Onorato retires from James Bennett
James Bennett has announced the retirement of promotions coordinator Annette Onorato.Onorato, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the company, will finish on 27 August. ‘We would like...
Baker & Taylor acquires James Bennett
Baker & Taylor has announced its acquisition of Australia-based library supplier James Bennett. The acquisition is part of a larger deal with James Bennett's parent company Blackwell that will see...