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After 32 years Mudgee Bookcase for sale

After 32 years in the business, having established their bookshop and music centre in 1977, John and Jill Novak of Mudgee Bookcase have decided to sell due to Jill Novak's poor health.  John Nova...

Dymocks conference 'best ever'

The annual Dymocks conference ran from Sunday 3 August to Tuesday 5 August, and had the largest turn-out yet, Dymocks managing director Don Grover told WBN.  Besides owners from ‘virtually ...

Independent booksellers launch 'Canberra Book Track' brochure

Fifteen independent Canberra bookshops have banded together to produce a brochure intended to lure residents and tourists to visit the city's non-chain booksellers.  Distributed at tourist centre...

Lonely Planet to open concept store

Lonely Planet will open its first ‘concept store' at Sydney airport next year, the travel publisher has announced. Part of the airport's $500 million redevelopment, the shop will serve as &lsquo...

New look for NZ's Paper Plus chain

New Zealand's Paper Plus chain stores are in the process of unveiling a new look.  The multimillion-dollar overhaul began in Tauranga last week, as reported by The Dominion Post.   The ...

ARW buys Borders after all!

Less than three months after saying it was 'unlikely' such a deal would go ahead ARW has announced it will acquire 100% of Borders Australia/New Zealand/Singapore businesses--which includes 30 Borders...

Abbey's changes: Winning to retire; Milne stands down as deputy

Abbey's bookstore in Sydney has announced several staff changes.  Jack Winning will retire in 2009 and will be replaced as managing director by Alan Abbey.   Peter Milne is standing dow...

What's in a chain?

The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has confirmed that the definition of what constitutes a bookselling chain for the ‘Chain of the Year' Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) has chang...

'Introduction to bookselling' ABA course a success

In its second year the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Introduction to Bookselling course, staged in Melbourne last weekend, attracted 25 participants from Western Australia, Queensland, New ...

High rent forces ReadeR's Books to close

ReadeR's Books in Westpoint Shopping centre, Blacktown, is closing after one year of business due to high rental rates.  Howard and Preetha Joseph told WBN that the business is not for sale, and ...
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