‘High level of positivity’ at 2012 ACBA Conference; ACBA, APA Awards announced
Approximately 100 booksellers and publishers attended this year’s Australian Campus Booksellers (ACBA) Conference in Brisbane from 13-16 November. ACBA president and general manager of Vic Books in Wellington, New Zealand, Juliet...
Successul US McGraw-Hill ebook pilot program to be expanded
In the US, a pilot program run at Indiana University will be expanded to more than 25 institutions after McGraw-Hill Education, Internet2 and Courseload announced they have partnered with EDUCAUSE...
McGraw-Hill to split into two companies
International publisher McGraw-Hill has announced that the business will be divided into two companies in 2012. As part of a 'Growth and Value Plan' approved by the board of directors,...
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....
Magazine’s mission: to explain industry to academy
Campus Bookseller+Publisher, the magazine which attempts to explain the book industry to decision-makers on campus, will be published again this year, following concerns about its future in 2006.The magazine, a supplement of...
Tertiary sector magazine hangs in the balance
The future of Campus Bookseller+Publisher--the only magazine to focus exclusively on Australian tertiary publishing and campus bookselling--is in the balance following confirmation that the forthcoming October issue may be its last.The magazine,...