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profitable, as the same book could be borrowed by post and returned many times. Fifty to 100 copies of A&R bestsellers were often available for loan. The SBC had a vast membership throughout Australia, particularly in remote rural areas. It closed in 1958, as space was no longer available because of expansion of retail trade. Also, the rapid expansion of local government libraries throughout Australia offered a more localized and free service.
2406: 301:, written by a Sydney solicitor, H. Peden Steel. From the early years of publishing to 1900, Angus & Robertson developed a highly successful and profitable marketing formula and mix of products: a mixture of literary publishing together with educational publishing, plus active marketing by distributing large numbers of review copies. They also published valuable reference works, including the 266:. In 2006, the company had over 170 stores spread throughout the country, and it claimed that it had more than twice as many stores as Australia's next largest bookseller. The firm had about 18% share in the Australian book retail market. In 2008 the largest Angus & Robertson bookstore was located at 168-174 Pitt Street Mall (in the ground floor level of the 261:
In the 1950s, Angus & Robertson began the growth which led it to become Australia's first nationwide chain of bookstores. In the mid-1970s the main A&R bookstore was located at 207-209 Pitt Street and occupied several floors. In 1977, it opened its first franchise store in the southern Sydney
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In response to the situation, Dave Fenlon, Chief Operating Officer at Angus & Robertson, responded by claiming that the whole situation is blown up out of proportion and that A&R is simply negotiating a new business agreement with selected suppliers deemed to not be meeting their obligations
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In August 2007, A & R Whitcoulls Group's commercial manager, Charlie Rimmer, demanded payments ranging between $ 2,500 and $ 20,000 from smaller distributors and publishers to make up for reduced profitability compared to other suppliers. The letter, leaked by Tower Books to the public, claimed
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About 1895 or 1896, George Robertson started The Sydney Book Club (SBC), based on the principles of a lending library. It evolved out of the actions of a group of legal men who bought 100 books for reading among themselves, then sold the books back to A&R. The SBC was a great success and highly
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In 1993, the first NBC Angus & Robertson Bookworld Prize of $ 10,000 was awarded for a first book of fiction by an unpublished writer. The award was sponsored by the National Book Council, and the winning book was published by Angus & Robertson Bookworld. The prize was also awarded in 1994
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To better control printing costs, and maintain a consistent quality, George Robertson bought a printing company Eagle Press in 1929, and renamed it Halstead Press (after his birthplace in Essex). Printing thus became the third tier of the Angus & Robertson business. It was Australia's leading
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From 1959, a battle for control of Angus & Robertson commenced, based on its undervalued property holdings. Walter Burns, an outsider and real estate speculator, bought a large block of shares. He was appointed as managing director with the support of George Ferguson, but was soon in serious
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transport company, bought the William Collins shares, and in 1971 made a takeover offer, and soon had control. Many of the old staff resigned, and a long period of rapid change followed, in which mass-market books became increasingly preferred, instead of high-brow and educational literature.
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Ownership of the retail bookseller has changed several times since 1978. Ipec Holdings sold it to Gordon & Gotch, who invested substantial funds in upgrading and expanding the stores, including a major new store in Sydney's Imperial Arcade. When Gordon & Gotch was taken over by
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Scottish publisher William Collins bought a significant defensive shareholding, acting on behalf of worried British publishers, as A&R comprised a significant proportion of their Australian sales. Ken Wilder of William Collins Australia joined the A&R board as an observer.
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that if the payment was not made, the books from the supplier would no longer be sold in A&R stores. Many publishers expressed disbelief at A&R's decision. Tower declared that they will withdraw supply for A&R as per the letter's requirement.
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Ferguson, George & James, Neil (2006). "Flagship Angus & Robertson". In, Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005 (Craig Munro & Robyn Sheahan-Bright, editors), pp 10-12. Brisbane: University of Queensland
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Herbert, Terry (2006) "Bookworld – Where you never pay full price". In, Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005 (Craig Munro & Robyn Sheahan-Bright, editors), pp 228-231. Brisbane: University of Queensland
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was managing director and publisher for 14 years (1972 to 1986), and he overhauled and modernised the antiquated and ossified business environment. From 1978, the publisher and bookseller were owned by separate companies.
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Walsh, Richard (2006). "Case Study: The New A&R". In, Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005 (Craig Munro & Robyn Sheahan-Bright, editors), pp 57-63. Brisbane: University of Queensland
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to convert to collecting in the then-neglected field of Australian literature. Mitchell accumulated a large collection (many bought from A&R), which ultimately formed the basis of the Mitchell Library of the
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Munro, Craig (2006). "A&R’s takeover crisis". In, Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005 (Craig Munro & Robyn Sheahan-Bright, editors), pp 13-19. Brisbane: University of Queensland
179:) is a major Australian bookseller, publisher and printer. As book publishers, A&R has contributed substantially to the promotion and development of Australian literature. The brand currently exists as an 726:, and operations were moved from Sydney to Melbourne. In 2012 the Borders website was rebranded "Bookworld", but the Angus & Robertson website (still widely known) was retained as a clone of Bookworld. 623:
A&R has provided substantial incentives for promising Australian writers. For example, A&R frequently applied for federal grants to subsidise the publication of worthwhile but limited-market books.
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As a publisher, Angus & Robertson has played a substantial role in shaping Australian literature by publishing, to huge sales, works by popular Australian authors such as
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to the company and that Angus & Robertson is committed to selling Australian published books from a large range of Australian publishers, large and small.
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book printer for forty years. However, the printing presses had become antiquated by the 1970s. After a corporate takeover, the printing presses were sold to
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by Scotsman David Mackenzie Angus (1855–1901) in 1884; it initially sold only secondhand books. In January 1886, Angus went into partnership with fellow Scot
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Hough, Michael (2017). A short history of the Book Collectors Society of Australia, 1944-1981. Biblionews, nos 395-396 (September–December), pages 91 - 98.
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From time to time, Angus & Robertson has offered substantial support to literary societies. For example, it published the literary journal
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Imprints have included Cornstalk Publishing (1924–1930; 1990s), Pacific Books (1961– ), Sirius Books (1979–1989) and Eden Paperbacks (1987– ).
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In August 2015, Angus & Robertson joined with sister company Bookworld to form Angus & Robertson Bookworld under new owners
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to collect Australian books and art. His collection ultimately formed the Dixson Library of the State Library of New South Wales.
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George Robertson died in 1933, and he was succeeded as publisher by Walter Cousins (to 1948) and George Ferguson (to 1971).
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Jennifer Alison, "Publishers and Editors: Angus & Robertson, 1888-1945" in: Martyn Lyons and John Arnold, eds.,
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Doing Something for Australia: George Robertson and the early years of Angus & Robertson, Publishers, 1888–1900
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Barker, A. W. (editor) (1982). Dear Robertson: Letters to an Australian publisher. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
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Publishing for children: Angus & Robertson and the development of Australian children's publishing, 1897–1933
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Cornstalk Publishing was established in 1924, "primarily for modest and usually abridged reprints, such as the
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Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970: The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom
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In 2011, it closed all physical stores and became an online-only book retailer after 125 years of existence.
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Tropical island transformations: an introduction to literature associated with Queensland's northern islands
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The imprint was revived by Angus and Robertson in the 1980s and 1990s, publishing reprints including
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Although separate, the Angus and Robertson 'Platypus Series' coincided at times with the imprint.
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The imprint was notable for the publishing of writers of the era, including children's writer
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Alison, Jennifer (2001). "Publishers and editors: Angus & Robertson, 1888–1945". In:
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In 1981, Ipec Holdings sold Angus & Robinson Publishing, including its very valuable
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Angus & Robertson began publishing in 1888. Their first work was a book of verse,
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Southern Cross: The Forgotten Folklore of Australian Nursery Rhymes
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Rentoul, Annie R. (Annie Rattray); Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul, 1888-1960 (1984),
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The Kia ora coo-ee the magazine for the ANZACS in the Middle East, 1918
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Angus & Robertson franchise store, Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, 2005
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Bulletin of the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand
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The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal
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Australian Classics (Angus & Robertson) - Book Series List
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Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005
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From 2009, Angus & Robertson was under the portfolio of
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Arkon Paperbacks (Angus & Robertson) - Book Series List
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took over a large portion of Angus's share in the company.
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The Sydney Book Club. Fragment , no 11, p. 6 (June 1959).
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Pacific Books (Angus & Robertson) - Book Series List
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Angus & Robertson's School Series - Book Series List
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Australian bookseller, book publisher and book printer
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The Boys' Wireless Book' childrens [sic] book
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Angus & Robertson - Sydney CBD (Pitt Street Mall)
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16. Q. What's the history of Angus & Robertson?"
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Queensland Classic AKA Queensland Classics (1980– )
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