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During a period of 'renewal' and staff changes, UWA Press decided to discontinue its publishing of young adult fiction and to 'put on hold' its publishing of children's literature.
'With nearly all scholarly publishing now available electronically and a push for free "open access", not to mention changing copyright laws, it's more important than ever that academic authors pay close attention to their copyright contracts.' (B + P abstract)
A column canvassing the results of Bookseller + Publisher Magazine's annual survey of Australia's rights managers and literary agents. The survey aims to 'obtain a view of the state of the worldwide rights market from the "coal-face"'.
The 2007 Melbourne International Film Festival included an opportunity for publishers and literary agents to 'pitch their books to Australian film and television producers'.