Category: Notices

  • ASA self-publishing workshop

    Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is running a two-day workshop that will cast light on the myths and realities of self-publishing in 2018 and increase your chances of publishing success. This comprehensive professional workshop will give you: An in-depth understanding of the entire publishing, sales, marketing and distribution process An invaluable resource pack to help…

  • National Library of Australia calls out to self-publishers for legal deposit

    For many self-publishing authors, the true reward of publishing a book lies not in fame and fortune, (which is found by relatively few) but in sharing ideas, experiences and stories with the world through the written word. Our collection aims to provide a true reflection of Australians and Australian culture. With improvements in digital publishing and…

  • Register your interest for inaugural Indie Publishing Forums

    The inaugural Indie Publishing Forums are coming soon to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. The forums will provide an unmissable evening of advice and insider knowledge from a range of publishing industry experts. The forums are presented by the Small Press Network, Ingram Spark, Thorpe-Bowker and the Australian Society of Authors, and are supported by the…

  • ASA ‘My Patch of Red Dirt’ competition: entries close 19 March

    The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is running a writing competition in March, as part of Red Dirt Writers’ Week. Entries to the ‘My Patch of Red Dirt’ competition close 19 March. Entrants must share a picture/illustration and/or description of their favourite patch of red dirt (this can be anywhere in Australia) and describe how it…

  • New editions of ISBN Standard and ISBN users’ manual released

    A new edition of the ISBN Standard has been published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The new fifth edition of the Standard has been in the process of revision for the last few years. The ISBN users’ manual has also been revised, and a seventh edition of the manual is now available. While the…

  • ISBN agency Christmas closing times

    The ISBN agency will be closed from midday on 22 December 2017 to 2 January 2018. Throughout this time, however, you will still be able to purchase ISBNs, barcodes and other self-publisher products and services via the MyIdentifiers website. For any urgent queries email myidentifiers@thorpe.com.au, using your ISBN as a reference. The team will respond as…

  • Bowker connects users to StreetLib publishing platform

    Visitors to the Thorpe-Bowker website, www.myidentifiers.com.au, will now be able to access StreetLib, a publishing platform offering all the essential book publishing tools in one place. StreetLib supports authors and publishers by providing the services necessary to publish and sell books online in multiple formats. It also provides technical and commercial assistance to help its users get…

  • Changes to the National Library of Australia’s CiP service

    The National Library of Australia will launch the new Cataloguing in Publication (CiP) service, renamed the Prepublication Data Service, on Monday 27 November. The changes, which began in August this year, reflect the Library’s efforts to modernise the service and provide a more efficient user experience for publishers. The resulting changes, as listed on the…