Jan Zwar Jan Zwar i(A151571 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Two Thirds of Australian Authors Are Women – Our New Research Finds They Earn Just $18,200 from Their Writing Jan Zwar , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 29 November 2022;

'Most Australian book authors do not earn enough income from their creative practice to make ends meet. They rely on other jobs and other support, such as a partner’s income.' 
1 The Economic and Cultural Value of the Australian Book Industry Deserves More Government Support Paul Crosby , David Throsby , Jan Zwar , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 September 2022;

'The Australian book industry has operated for more than a century. It has matured into a mid-level English language market, smaller than the US and UK markets, but of sufficient size to generate first-rate books and export significant works to the rest of the world.' (Introduction)
1 New Research Finds a Growing Appetite for Australian Books Overseas, with Increased Demand in China Paul Crosby , Jan Zwar , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 October 2021;

'Many authors dream of overseas success for their work, but how Australian books find publication in other territories and languages is not well understood even in the publishing industry.' 
1 1 y separately published work icon Success Story - International Rights Sales of Australian-Authored Books : Main Report Jan Zwar , Paul Crosby , Airlie Lawson , Sunny Y. Shin , North Ryde : Macquarie University , 2021 23330464 2021 multi chapter work criticism essay 'Over many years Australian book publishers, literary agents and authors have reported rights sales success in major English language territories such as the USA, UK and Canada and translation markets including Germany, France, China and Taiwan to the industry’s Books+Publishing’s ‘Think Australian’ e-newsletter and to the Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program run by the Australia Council for the Arts. Anecdotally, the international success of Australian-authored books has been acknowledged and celebrated within the industry. Despite the important commercial and cultural contribution of these rights sales and other forms of export, there has been and remains a lack of unified research that examines the patterns of growth and nature of rights sales in a systematic way.' (Introduction and Objectives : Introduction p5 )
1 y separately published work icon The Australian Book Industry : Authors, Publishers and Readers in a Time of Change David Throsby , Jan Zwar , Tom Longden , Paul Crosby , Sydney : Macquarie University , 2015 8953830 2015 single work criticism

The Australian Book Industry: Authors, publishers and readers in a time of change is a three-year research project funded by the Australian Research Council and Macquarie University.

The project investigates:

  • Authors and their responses to changing circumstances
  • Book publishers and the ways in which they contribute economic, social and cultural value; and
  • Practices of contemporary book readers.
1 What Were We Buying? Examining Non-fiction and Narrative Non-fiction Reading Patterns in the 2000s Jan Zwar , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 3 2012; 'During the 2000s there was considerable discussion about whether Australian book readers were turning in large numbers from fiction to non-fiction genres. This paper contributes empirical research to 'half' of the discussion: analysis of Nielsen BookScan (NB) non-fiction sales data from 2003-2008 to identify non-fiction sales trends, and more specifically, narrative non-fiction reading patterns. These findings provide a rare snapshot of Australian book-buying patterns after the introduction of NB and before the widespread popularity of online retail sites in the late 2000s and, more recently, ebook sales.' (Author's abstract)
1 More Than Michael Moore : Contemporary Australian Book Reading Patterns and the Wars on Iraq and Afghanistan Jan Zwar , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Publishing Research Quarterly , December vol. 28 no. 4 2012; (p. 325–339)

'Set in a period of heightened public debate in the 2000s and with predictions of the demise of printed books in the background, this study examines whether Australians turned to books in relation to some of the most heated international issues of the era: those associated with the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. Analysis of the data reveals that over one and a half million books worth over AUS $50 million (AUS $50,213,000) which could be read directly in relation to debates about the wars were sold in the 6 years timeframe and far more if indirect reading is included. This research is one of the first major scholarly studies internationally to identify English-language contemporary reading patterns based on Nielsen BookScan sales data and is located in an illustrative timeframe (2003–2008): after the introduction of Nielsen BookScan in Australia and before the popularity of ebooks.'  (Publication abstract)
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