International Library News
Libraries own ebooks, says Random House The issue of library ebook ownership is receiving renewed attention after Random House in the US reiterated its position this week that libraries own...
Classics for kids
Is there a market for contemporary editions of children’s classics? Publishers seem to think so. Rita Yazdani investigates. In August, Random House launched the first 23 titles in its Vintage...
A ‘solid year’ for Random House Australia
'Random House Australia had a solid year in 2008,' MD Margie Seale told WBN, as Random released its annual global results. ‘We grew our overall sales by almost 4% in...
In brief
Concern at commercialisation of textbooks in NSWThe New South Wales Opposition has expressed concerns that the State Government is allowing corporations to market their products in books used in schools....
Random sweeps NZ book industry awards
The winners of this year's THORPE-Bowker New Zealand Book Industry Awards were announced at the annual New Zealand book awards dinner on Sunday 29 July in Auckland.The dinner was the focal...
In brief
Garrett on ‘Book Show' Following new federal Minister for the Arts Senator George Brandis' interview on ABC Radio National's ‘Book Show', federal shadow Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett has...
Lette moves to Random
Random House Australia has announced it will publish the next two books by Kathy Lette, whose most recent novel How to Kill Your Husband (And Other Handy Household Hints) was...
Random buys stake in BBC Books
Random House UK has bought a majority stake in BBC Books.BBC Books will become part of Random's Ebury division, which specialises in TV tie-ins and ‘brand-led nonfiction'. BBC Worldwide will...