>Keeping Archives 3rd Edition (New edition available August)

>Australian Books In Print 2008                                                                                      (New edition available June)

>Australian Book Awards & Literary Fellowships 2008                                                                                                                 (New edition available May)

>The Bloom Report                                                                                                                                            (2007 Report available)

>Directory of Australian Booksellers 2008                                                                  (New edition available June)

>New Zealand Books in Print 2008                                                                              (New edition available early April)

>Subject Guide to Australian Children’s Books in Print (5th Edition)

>The Whole Story: 3000 Years of Sequels & Sequences (2nd Edition)

>ABA Guide to Opening a Bookshop

>Basics of Bookselling - Induction Manual

 Keeping Archives, 3rd Edition (KA3). NOW AVAILABLE

KA3 builds upon the foundations of its legendary predecessors by providing practical guidance for addressing many of the real-life challenges faced when working with archival records. KA3’s balance of practical information and recordkeeping theory and concepts will assist record-keepers new to the profession and others with responsibility for managing archival records. It is also a handy resource for professional archivists working in specialist areas where they have little experience or for those simply seeking to update their professional knowledge.

KA3 provides information, guidance and skills to professionally manage legacy collections and backlogs while also facing the challenge of proactively working across the records continuum. It demystifies the myriad of recordkeeping standards, methodologies, theories and concepts using a number of case studies and real-life scenarios. Topics covered in KA3 include:

·         Introducing Archives and Archivists	·         Access & Reference
·         Getting Started	·         Finding Aids
·         Buildings & Storage	·         Documentation Programs
·         Appraisal & Disposal	·         Using Computers
·         Managing Acquisitions	·         Digitisation & Imaging
·         Accessioning	Advocacy & Outreach
·         Arrangement & Description	Digital Recordkeeping

     Managing More than Paper: Maps & Plans, Photographs, Objects, and Sound Recordings   & Moving Images.

KA3 has been prepared by an editorial team comprising of Jackie Bettington, Kim Eberhard, Rowena Loo and Clive Smith. Each chapter has been written by recognised subject matter experts in the chapter topic and richly illustrated with photographs, diagrams and cartoons. To complement the book a CD containing reference material, checklists and templates for easy re-use is included. 

Published by the Australian Society of Archivists.

Edition:	3rd Edition
Publication Date:	July 2008
Format:	Paperback with CD-Rom
ISBN:	978-0-98033-524-8
Price:	$130 inc. GST
Delivery Cost:	$10.00

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Australian Book Awards & Literary Fellowships 2008 (14th edition)

(Formerly Australian Literary Awards and Fellowships)

Thorpe-Bowker’s Australian Book Awards and Literary Fellowships provides comprehensive information on Australia’s numerous literary awards and fellowships. All entries updated, new awards added, covers hard-to-trace awards.

Includes entry deadlines, award announcement dates, over $1.8 million in prize monies, eligibility criteria, contacts for the awards and fellowships, and winners of every major local and international literary award.

A standard reference tool for Australian writers, scholars, librarians and publishers.

c.167 pp
ISBN 978-1-86452-075-0

Price: AU$89.00 (Inc. GST) pbk

Publication date: August 2008

 

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Directory of Australian Booksellers 2008

Thorpe-Bowker’s Directory of Australian Booksellers 2008 is the standard industry reference for over 2,400 Australian book retail outlets. It contains contact details, manager's names, SANs, specialisations, email and web addresses. It is also indexed in three ways: alphabetically, by locality and by specialisation.

The directory also contains useful contact details on associations connected to the bookselling industry and chain buying offices.

A must for any book trade professional.

c.243 pp
ISBN 978-1-86452-076-7; AU$99 (Inc. GST) pbk
Publication date: August 2008

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New Zealand Books in Print 2008

"NZBiP is an invaluable resource - we would find it difficult to be without." - RANDOM HOUSE

Information includes:

• bibliographic data on over 15,000 in-print New Zealand books

• books from the Pacific Island states

• details of over 1,100 New Zealand/regional publishers and distributors

• all agents of overseas publishers

• trade associations

• bookseller and public library contacts

• literary awards directory

c.350 pp
ISBN 978-1-86452-077-9, AU$172
Publication date: April 2008

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The Bloom Report

Business and Employment Trends in the Australian Publishing Industry

This inaugural report, to be published annually, is the first concerted attempt to produce qualitative information on business and employment trends in Australia ’s billion dollar book publishing industry.

Compiled by industry consultants Bloom Partners, and published in association with the University of Melbourne ’s Publishing and Communications Program, the Bloom Report has been produced as the result of extensive questions presented to senior publishing industry executives and human resources managers during 2006.

The CEO/executive part of the report covers such areas as:

• Business confidence
• Growth expectations
• Issues faced by publishers of all sizes across education, academic and consumer publishing
• Publishing’s relationship with governments
• Publishers’ arrangements for contingency and succession
• Technology challenges

The human resources part of the report covers such areas as:

• Publishing’s approach to HR
• Best practice in HR
• Salaries in publishing
• Staff retention
• Gender difference in salaries
• Industry training
• Educational qualifications in the book industry

The results present a snapshot of Australia ’s most important cultural industry in the throes of significant and fundamental change.

ISBN 978-1-86452-070-5

Price: $395.00 or $325.00 for subscribers to any Thorpe-Bowker products (Prices are Inc. gst)

Publication Date: May 2007

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Subject Guide to Australian Children’s Books in Print (5th Edition)

This guide to Australian children’s books in print provides invaluable assistance with building collections in specific areas, tracking down the latest books on any subject, and assisting young readers with research.

Full bibliographic details are provided for each title and details of all in-print reading schemes. It also includes a title index.

c.433 pp
ISBN 978-1-86452-048-4, $AU59.95 (Inc. GST)
Publication date: October 2002

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The Whole Story: 3000 Years of Sequels & Sequences (2nd Edition)

Edited by John Simkin

The Whole Story, second edition is the most comprehensive guide to English-language series and sequels ever published, with over 104,000 titles in 20,000 sequences by 14,500 authors — including 20,000 titles, 3000 sequences, and 2000 authors new to this edition.

Covering 3000 years of literature from ancient Greek drama to "Star Trek", The Whole Story features every kind of series — drama, novels, history, politics, religion, science, family stories, travel, humour, and crime — for adults, young adults, and children. It includes books by American, Canadian, British, Australian and other English-language authors, as well as thousands of titles translated into English.

This remarkable work is organised in three sections:

From The Iliad and its heroic sequel The Odyssey, to the classic Babar series for children, to the ongoing detective adventures of Kinsey Millhone, this unparalleled resource provides librarians, booksellers, and readers with the most complete information available on series and sequels.

c.1477 pp
ISBN 978-1-864520-22-4, $AU185.64 (Inc. GST)
Publication date: September 2002

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ABA Guide to Opening a Bookshop

Foreword by Barbara Cullen, Chief Executive Office, Australian Booksellers Association.

Many People experience bookshops as relaxing places.  They think it must be great to work in a place where you get to talk about books all day and perhaps meet favourite authors.  They're half right, bookshops should be relaxing places - for the customer.  Running a bookshop is an entirely different story.

If you are thinking of opening your own bookshop there is a great deal to consider.  There are two questions you will be asking, 1. should I do it? 2. how do I do it?  This book helps you answer both questions.  It outlines the factors you should consider before making your final decision and guides you through the process of opening a bookshop if you decide to go ahead.

The ABA Guide to Opening a Bookshop is a must have for anyone who is considering taking the plunge and opening a bookshop.  Order Now!

ISBN - 978-0-9752485-8-4

AU$45.00 (Inc. GST)

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BASICS OF BOOKSELLING INDUCTION MANUAL

How long does it take to bring a new staff member up to speed?

The culmination of years of work by a group of highly experience booksellers, this manual is aimed at less experienced booksellers – although there will be something new and of interest to any bookseller, regardless of experience.

Designed to be a personal workbook, and containing self-assessment exercises throughout to aid learning and show understanding, this manual will become an invaluable, tailored resource to new staff and a great learning tool to those already in your store.

As with any training, the Induction Manual requires support and encouragement and fosters communication and a positive learning environment.

Give your new recruits a head start with the Basics of Bookselling Induction Manual.

Contents:

About Books and Bookselling

Your Bookshop
Helping your Customers to Buy
Transactions
Receiving Stock
Communication
Health and Safety
Security Basics
About the ABA
Uses of Stock Knowledge
Book Evaluation
Acquiring Stock and Book Knowledge
Stock Management
Resources for Stock Knowledge and Management

ISBN: 97898034816

PRICE: AU$80.00 or $55.00 for ABA Members (Inc. GST)

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