Bettanin joins Wheeler Centre
Date: 15 March 2012Category: Moves/personnel
Donica Bettanin will join the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne this month in the role of programming coordinator. Bettanin, who previously worked for Jenny Darling &... Read more
Appleton leaves Hachette Australia
Date: 23 January 2012Category: Local news
Jon Appleton has finished in his position as publisher for Lothian Children's Books at Hachette Australia and has moved to the UK. Appleton finished in his position with Hachette Australia in... Read more
Pepeyan to join Collins
Date: 14 February 2011Category: Local news
Further to the Weekly Book Newsletter article Pepeyan to leave ABA, Collins Booksellers has announced that Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) training manager Lucie Pepeyan will join the Collins head office team in... Read more
Pepeyan to leave ABA
Date: 17 January 2011Category: Local news
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that training manager Lucie Pepeyan will leave the association in February. ABA chief executive Joel Becker told the Weekly Book Newsletter that Pepeyan... Read more
Brockhoff appointed head of fiction at Harpercollins
Date: 3 August 2010Category: Local news
HarperCollins has announced the appointment of Sue Brockhoff as head of fiction, effective immediately. Brockhoff will have responsibility ‘for the strategy and development of the entire HarperCollins fiction list, local... Read more
In brief
Date: 5 May 2009Category: Local news
Parallel importation debate continuesMainstream media coverage of the debate surrounding the Productivity Commission's study of parallel importation continued this week, with an op ed piece from Dymocks board member Bob... Read more
Walker leaves ABC Retail; Neal to A&U
Date: 13 January 2009Category: Local news
ABC Enterprises has confirmed that Doug Walker, the general manager of ABC Retail, left his position on 6 January. ABC Centres manager Christine Falconer is acting general manager until further... Read more
In brief
Date: 6 January 2009Category: Local news
Redundancies at New Holland UKNew Holland has announced seven redundancies in its UK office. ‘We were already having a difficult year, due to the absence of a fully staffed rights... Read more
Lindfield Bookshops to unveil new combined premises
Date: 6 January 2009Category: Local news
Next Monday 12 January Lindfield Bookshop and Lindfield Children's Bookshop will open in a new combined store on the Pacific Highway in Lindfield, NSW. Lindfield Bookshop owner Scott Whitmont told... Read more
ABA welcomes new CEO
Date: 29 April 2008Category: Local news
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) held a function in Melbourne on Monday night to welcome its new CEO, Malcolm Neil. Neil spoke of his enthusiasm for the role, of his... Read more
Revenue down but income up at Harlequin
Date: 3 March 2008Category: Local news
Total international revenue at Harlequin fell 2% to C$462.7 million (A$498.5 million) in 2007, while operating income rose 7% to C$60.6 million (A$65.3 million). Torstar, the romance publisher's Canadian parent... Read more
Parragon buys Funtastic
Date: 25 February 2008Category: Local news
International publisher Parragon has acquired the publishing division of Funtastic. Fourteen Funtastic publishing staffers have been made redundant, with the remaining 12 due to move to Parragon’s South Yarra office next... Read more
Akle new Books Alive project director; Gaskell to run Book Choice
Date: 15 January 2008Category: Local news
Cheryl Akle has been appointed project director of Books Alive, following the departure of Brett Osmond. ‘I've watched and admired this fabulous project from afar,' Akle told WBN, adding that... Read more
In brief
Date: 3 September 2007Category: Local news
OUP acquires Beazer PublishingOxford University Press (OUP) has acquired Beazer Publishing. Beazer, founded in 1994 by Margaret Beazer, specialises in texts for Legal Studies and commerce subjects in Years 11... Read more