Random House, SPUNC ebooks available through Booku
Random House ebooks are now available through Australian ebookstore Booku and will soon be joined by ebooks from members of the Small Press Underground Networking Community (SPUNC). Booku managing director Clayton Wehner told...
‘A Man Melting’ wins CWP Best First Book
A Man Melting by New Zealand writer Craig Cliff (Random House NZ) is the winner of the £5,000 (approximately A$7630) best first book category of this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP), presented at...
New awards to be presented at ABA conference
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that two new awards will be presented at the 2011 ABA conference, to be held in Melbourne on 24 and 25 July. The inaugural ABA...
Local Random House office to publish titles under Hogarth imprint
Random House Australia has confirmed that it plans to publish titles under the newly created Hogarth imprint. Random House Australia marketing and publicity director and head of digital Brett Osmond...
2011 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney this morning. The shortlisted titles are:When Colts Ran (Roger McDonald, Vintage)That Deadman Dance (Kim Scott, Picador)Bereft (Chris...
2011 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney this morning. The shortlisted titles are:When Colts Ran (Roger McDonald, Vintage)That Deadman Dance (Kim Scott, Picador)Bereft (Chris...
2011 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
As reported in a special bulletin of the Weekly Book Newsletter, the shortlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney on Tuesday 19 April. The shortlisted...
Oz authors make 2011 IMPAC shortlist
Australian authors David Malouf, Craig Silvey and Evie Wyld have been shortlisted for the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Malouf has been nominated for Ransom (Vintage) and Silvey has...
Random House records revenue, digital growth in 2010; ‘strong year’ for Australian operations
International publisher Random House has recorded a six percent increase in revenues, and a 26% increase in earnings before interest and taxes for the 2010 financial year. In its financial...
2011 Miles Franklin longlist announced
The longlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The longlisted titles are:Rocks in the Belly (Jon Bauer, Scribe)The Good Daughter (Honey Brown, Viking)The Mary Smokes Boys...
BISG submissions: over 100 submissions from booksellers, publishers, libraries, industry groups made public
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has made more than 100 submissions to the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) available to the public on its website. Submissions to...
BISG submissions: over 100 submissions from booksellers, publishers, libraries, industry groups made public
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has made more than 100 submissions to the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) available to the public on its website. Submissions to...
Random House US adopts agency pricing for ebooks; No change in UK, Australia
Random House US announced this week that it will adopt an agency pricing model for its ebook sales, becoming the last of the major US trade publishers to switch from...
NZ translation grants scheme recipients announced
The first recipients of funding from Creative New Zealand's Translation Grant Scheme have been announced. Norwegian publishing house Cappelen Damm will receive funds to translate Joy Cowley's children's book Friends:...
2011 Indie Awards shortlist announced
The shortlisted titles for this year's Indie Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are:Fiction:Bereft (Chris Womersley, Scribe)Indelible Ink (Fiona McGregor, Scribe)When Colts Ran (Roger McDonald, Random...
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WSFA Small Press AwardWestern Australian publishing house Twelve Planet Press has accepted the Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Small Press Award for Siren Beat on behalf of Tansy Rayner Roberts....
Malouf wins Criticos Prize for ‘Ransom’
David Malouf is the first Australian author to win the Criticos Prize for his book Ransom (Random House).Malouf was awarded the prize last week in a ceremony in Athens. This is also the...
David Hicks could face legal battle over new book
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is considering investigating whether David Hicks should be sued for any profits made from the sale of his autobiography. The Australian reported over the weekend that Hicks...
Malouf wins Criticos Prize
David Malouf is the first Australian author to win the Criticos Prize for his book Ransom (Random House).Malouf was awarded the prize last week in a ceremony in Athens. This is also the...
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Random House and Pan Macmillan to partner with OverDrive Australian publishers Random House and Pan Macmillan have entered into partnerships to make their ebook titles available through global ebook distributor...