Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005Will Australia’s once booming book industry be replaced by e-publishing? Are independent publishers and booksellers on the way out? In a world where one ‘mega-author’ can sell millions of books, can anyone else compete?Paper Empires tells the inside story of Australian publishing over the past half-century. It begins with the larrikin pioneers of the 1950s and 60s and follows the fortunes of the independents and multinationals that followed in their wake. Two fascinating local successes include the reinvention of Allen & Unwin as our largest independent, and the creation of Lonely Planet which has turned a passion for travel into world-beating success. The contributions made by branches of global companies such as Penguin and Scholastic have also been part of this post-war growth. With dozens of in-depth profiles of book trade identities and their companies, as well as many themed case studies, Paper Empires explores the myths and traces the interconnected histories of book publishing, bookselling and reading.Includes: • editing, design and production • booksellers and the retail trade • writers, bestsellers, magazines and pulp fiction • readers and reading • Indigenous writing and publishing • educational publishing and children’s literature • awards and funding • the future of publishingPaper Empires is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the business of books. (Also available in hardcover) |
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Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
Flagship Angus Robertson George Ferguson with Neil James | 10 |
Andrew Fabinyi and Cheshire John McLaren | 19 |
CHAPTER 2 | 31 |
Lansdowne and Lloyd ONeil John Currey | 38 |
Packer Publications Bridget GriffenFoley | 47 |
New Wave Seventies Jim Hart | 53 |
Innerurban and Outback Morry Schwartz | 63 |
Peter Careys True History of the Kelly Gang Paul Eggert | 195 |
CHAPTER 8 | 202 |
Collins Booksellers Michael Zifcak | 221 |
Bookworld Where You Never Pay Full Price Terry Herbert | 228 |
CHAPTER 9 | 235 |
Pulp Fiction Ian Morrison | 257 |
Feminist Publishing Diane Brown and Susan Hawthorne | 263 |
For Children and Young Adults Robyn SheahanBright | 278 |
UQP Frank Thompson | 73 |
CHAPTER 4 | 81 |
Thirty Years On Robert Sessions | 89 |
Lonely Planet Tony Wheeler | 105 |
Magabala Books Diana Giese | 111 |
CHAPTER 5 | 118 |
Copyright and Electronic Text Leanne Wiseman | 134 |
Writers Centres Robyn SheahanBright | 146 |
Festival Big Top Ruth Starke | 156 |
The AustralianVogel Literary Award Tess Brady | 162 |
CHAPTER 7 | 174 |
Editors and Authors Hilary McPhee | 182 |
Editing Indigenous Writing Josie Douglas | 189 |
Building New Lists Barbara Ker Wilson | 296 |
Scholastic Australia Robyn SheahanBright | 302 |
Translations and Overseas Editions Kerry White | 310 |
University Presses Frank Thompson | 328 |
Dictionaries and Style Guides Susan Butler | 336 |
CHAPTER 12 | 344 |
Biggles and Beyond A Young Mans Reading John Nieman | 356 |
The Womens Weekly and Good Reading Patrick Buckridge | 362 |
Romancing the Reader Ingrid Day | 368 |
The Role of National and State Libraries Cathrine HarboeRee | 378 |
Illustrations | 394 |
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