Random House recalls ‘Evil in the Suburbs’
Random House Australia has announced that it is recalling the book Evil in the Suburbs by Cindy Wockner and Michael Porta for legal reasons. The publisher announced today that publication...
Random Aust joins Andrew Wylie Agency boycott over Amazon deal
Random House Australia, as part of a worldwide Random House policy, ‘will not be entering into any new English-language business agreements with the [US] Wylie Agency', following the agency's deal...
REDgroup launches Kobo in Whitcoulls stores; A&R launch ‘imminent’
REDgroup Retail launched its Kobo ebook platform in its New Zealand Whitcoulls stores on Thursday 27 May and an Angus & Robertson launch in Australia is ‘imminent', according to REDgroup's...
Australian publishers move on ebooks
We now have two more major players in the ebook arena with the local launches of Apple's iPad and iBookstore and REDgroup Retail's Kobo ereading platform and ereader. Though its...
Ryckmans appointed consulting publisher at HarperCollins
HarperCollins Australia has announced the appointment of former Random House senior publisher Jeanne Ryckmans as ‘consulting publisher'. Ryckmans will work on both the nonfiction and fiction lists, and ‘will be...
Quote of the week
‘Some independent publishers are way out in front, some less so. Just as some big publishers are more advanced than others. It's a mixed bag'--Black Dog Books managing director Andrew...
‘The Big Fella’ wins Blake Dawson business prize
The Big Fella: The Rise and Rise of BHP Billiton (Peter Thompson & Robert Macklin, Random House) is the winner of this year's Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature.The $30,000...
Seale to take on additional responsibilities for Southeast and Northern Asia
Random House Australia managing director Margie Seale will take on additional responsibilities for identifying business opportunities for the publisher in Southeast and Northern Asia. Seale confirmed to the Weekly Book...
‘Siddon Rock’ wins CWP best first book; ‘Solo’ wins best book
Siddon Rock by Australian author Glenda Guest (Vintage) is the winner of the ₤5000 (A$8,250) best first book award in this year's Commonwealth Writers Prize. Solo by Rana Dasgupta (Fourth Estate)...
Random House Australia: local ebooks due ‘within weeks’
Random House Australia (RHA) will release ‘a wide range of specifically Australian titles' as ebooks in the ePub format ‘within weeks'.RHA MD Margie Seale told the Weekly Book Newsletter: 'Most...
Quote of the week
‘We are particularly committed to developing viable ebook supply channels for independent booksellers'--Random House Australia MD Margie Seale, announcing Random's local ebook roll-out.
Random annual results: ‘substantial growth’ in Australia
Random House has released its annual results, and while globally the company was flat, the figures show ‘substantial growth' in Australia.Random House Australia (RHA) MD Margie Seale told the Weekly...
‘Siddon Rock’ regional ‘best first book’ CWP winner
Siddon Rock by Australian author Glenda Guest (Vintage) was announced on Thursday 11 March as the winner of the South East Asia and Pacific region of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize...
In brief
Hyland, Catton on Orange Prize longlistM J Hyland (This is How, Text) and New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (The Rehearsal, A&U) are among the authors on the longlist for this...
HarperCollins launches PoD program
HarperCollins Australia has launched a Print on Demand (PoD) program. The publisher launched with a list of 140 books on 8 March, with more to be added in future. HarperCollins...
RHA continues negotiations as Random House UK adds titles to Kindle store
Following the decision of Random House UK to add its titles to Amazon.com's international Kindle store, Random House Australia confirms it is continuing negotiations with regard to adding Australian titles...
‘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...
Random House launches print on demand program
Random House Australia (RHA) has launched a print on demand (POD) program that will allow it to produce single copies of out-of-print titles. The program, which has been 18 months...
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...
Rights round-up
In rights news this week: SalesNonfiction--Murdoch Books has sold German rights to MoVida Rustica, 100 Discoveries (Frank Camorra and Richard Cornish) and My Grill (Peter Evans); Slovenian rights to marie...