Digital publishing symposium: special report
Readers will pay more than they currently do for ebooks, but not much more; ebook publishing and digital marketing are not so scary once you get started; digital rights and...
‘Churchill and Australia’ wins Walkley nonfiction award
Churchill and Australia (Graham Freudenberg, Pan Macmillan) has won the 2009 Walkley Nonfiction Book Award. The award, announced last Thursday 26 November, recognises ‘excellence in nonfiction literature and long-form journalism'....
Pan Mac: print run for Reilly our highest ever for Aus author
Pan Macmillan has reported that its print run for The Five Greatest Warriors (Matthew Reilly) is its biggest ever for an Australian author. ‘We have already topped up that initial...
Beattie to film John Marsden’s ‘Tomorrow’ series
Stuart Beattie, co-writer of the epic Australia, will make his directorial debut with John Marsden’s Tomorrow, When the War Began, first published by Pan in 1994 and aimed at young adults.Beattie...
In brief
Webcke's book backShane Webcke's book Hard Road (Macmillan), which the author last week requested be pulped, will now be published as planned and will arrive in stores over the next...
Anna McFarlane leaves Pan Macmillan
Anna McFarlane, children's publisher at Pan Macmillan, has resigned ‘to pursue other interests, including children's book-related film and television projects'. McFarlane's new company, which she co-owns with Garth Nix, is...
Bradley, Jordan on ‘Richard & Judy’ summer picks list
The Resurrectionist by Australian author James Bradley (Picador) and Addition by Australian author Toni Jordan are two of the eight titles that have been chosen for the influential Richard & Judy summer reads...
Corbys may receive proceeds from overseas release of autobiography
The autobiography of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby is be released overseas and on Amazon by Mainstream Publishing. Proceeds from My Story (Pan Macmillan) were frozen last year after the...
Kenny to leave Pan Mac
Paul Kenny, marketing director at Pan Macmillan, has announced his resignation. Kenny, who has been at Pan Macmillan for 14 years ‘almost to the day’ will finish at the publisher...
Dymocks strikes direct e-book deal with Pan Mac
Over 400 Pan Macmillan titles, including novels by Matthew Reilly, Di Morrissey, Ken Follet, Andy Griffiths and Wilbur Smith, have been added to Dymock?s digital books list at Dymocks.com.au. Dymocks...
Adelaide Writers’ Week breaking records despite heat
The 2008 Adelaide Writers' Week got off to a 'record-breaking' start on Sunday, with visiting ex-pat Germaine Greer drawing an adoring crowd--and sales of her most recent book Shakespeare's Wife...
‘No Country for Old Men’ the big winner at bookish Ocars
It was a bookish Oscars ceremony this year, with three of the five films nominated for best picture at this year's Academy Awards being based on novels. No Country for...
Pan Mac criticised over decision not to publish Cruise bio
Pan Macmillan's decision not to publish Tom Cruise, An Unauthorised Biography (Andrew Morton) in Australia has made headlines both here and overseas in the past week. The book, which reportedly...
Holtzbrinck reports trade sales increase for 2006
Holtzbrinck, the parent of publisher Pan Macmillan, has reported a 7.5% increase in total revenue in 2006 to €2.24 billion (A$3.4 billion). The company, which has interests in newspapers and...
DPP to question Pan Macmillan publisher over Corby book
Pan Macmillan nonfiction publisher Tom Gilliatt will be interviewed by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to the publication of convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's autobiography...
In brief
Sci Fi conference goes onlineAugust's Conflux 4 science fiction convention will be held entirely online, according to the ABC.Richard & Judy pick MortonThe Shifting Fog by Australian author Kate Morton...
New Tim Winton novel to be published by Penguin
As announced in this classified in today's WBN, Penguin will be the Australian publisher of Tim Winton's new novel Breath, due for release in 2008. There had been speculation that Winton, currently published by Pan...
‘Shantaram’ rights to Pan Mac
The rights to Gregory David Roberts' autobiographical epic Shantaram and a new book, The Mountain Shadow, have been purchased by Pan Macmillan, where they will be published under the Picador...
Christer joins Random House, Baker departs
Random House has announced the appointment of Nikki Christer, former Picador publisher at Pan Macmillan, to the newly created position of deputy publishing director. The announcement follows the departure of...
Christer leaves Picador
According to a report in the Age, Nikki Christer, Picador publishing director at Pan Macmillan, has announced her resignation from the company. Christer denied that she would be filling the...