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White appointed head of international at HarperCollins; Catherine Milne to acquire lit fiction for Fourth Estate

HarperCollins Australia has appointed Michael White to the newly created position of head of international publishing. HarperCollins Australia marketing and communications director Simon Milne told Books+Publishing that White’s role covers fiction and nonfiction from HarperCollins UK and US. White previously worked in the publisher’s sales division and was responsible for fiction sales to key accounts. White’s appointment follows the departure of former Read more...
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Brockhoff joins Harlequin

Harlequin Australia has announced that Sue Brockhoff has joined the publisher in the role of publishing and communications manager. Brockhoff, who was previously head of fiction at HarperCollins, started in the role on 13 May. She replaces former publishing manager Haylee Nash, who joined Booktopia to manage its romance sales in Read more...
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As an unintended consequence of changes in consumer buying habits, people are not paying taxes on things that they have done for years
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- ABA CEO Joel Becker asks government to close GST ‘loophole’ on goods from overseas suppliers

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Hayes joins Copia as merchandising and marketing manager

Antonia Hayes has joined ebook provider Copia in the role of Australian merchandising and marketing manager. Hayes, who started in the role this month, is responsible  Read more...
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SWF kicks off

The Sydney Writers’ Festival was officially launched last night. The opening address was delivered by oral storyteller Daniel Morden, who embodies this year’s festival theme of  Read more...
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Express Media announces book publishing initiative for young writers

Express Media will publish two novella-length books by Australian writers under 30 as part of a new initiative called Hologram. The Hologram books will be published  Read more...
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