New Steve Waugh book to be sold exclusively through BIG W, Woolworths; industry responds
A new book by former Australian cricketer Steve Waugh will be sold exclusively through BIG W and selected Woolworths supermarkets from 15 August. The Meaning of Luck: Stories of Learning,...
No local release date for new Kindle devices
Amazon unveiled an updated range of Kindle ereading devices on 6 September which includes a new line of Kindle Fire tablets and a new front-lit device called the Kindle Paperwhite....
Amazon reveals new tablet, eInk devices
Amazon released its much-anticipated tablet device last week, the Kindle Fire, along with a new range of Kindle eInk devices. Priced from US$199 (approximately A$209), the Android-based Fire is expected...
Woolworths-owned chains to sell Kindle in Australia
Woolworths-owned chains Dick Smith, Big W, and Woolworths supermarkets will sell the Kindle ereader. Dick Smith and Big W, which are taking orders online for shipping 29 August, are selling...
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Woolies named world-class retailerWoolworths has made it into the top 25 of a list of 250 ‘world-class' retailers. The Deloitte 2008 Global Powers of Retailing report, which identifies the 250...
NZ court clears Warehouse takeover bid
By overturning an earlier ruling from the country's Competition Commission, New Zealand's High Court has opened the way for a takeover of discount retailer The Warehouse. The most likely bidder...
Berkelouw Books bidding for Borders?
The Berkelouw Books chain has ‘emerged as a strong contender' to buy the Australasian operations of the Borders bookselling chain, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. The...
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HarperCollins to be ‘carbon neutral' by 2010News Corporation, the parent company of HarperCollins owned by Rupert Murdoch, will be ‘carbon neutral' by 2010, according to a report in News Corporation-owned...