Australia’s leading library supplier
Welcome and thank you for your interest in James Bennett Pty Limited. Since 1964 James Bennett has offered services to customers in all aspects of acquisitions and collection development. Our diverse range of customers include public, academic, reference and special libraries in Australia, New Zealand and overseas and we cover the widest range of relevant content in all required formats.
Our strengths include our collective knowledge and decades-old relationships with local and overseas publishers and distributors, which allow us to offer the most comprehensive range of suitable library materials available worldwide, including maximum coverage of uniquely Australian content and materials. With competitive pricing, a flexible range of products and services including E-Resources and other multimedia, professional supplier-aided selection, account management and book processing and cataloguing, we look forward to being of service to your library.
News at a glance
Tim Winton's Breath announced winner of Miles Franklin Award
Breath by Tim Winton was announced as this year's winner of the Miles Franklin Award at a ceremony held at the State Library of New South Wales on 18 June 2009. This is the fourth time Tim Winton has been awarded Australia's most prestigious literary award. Visit our Awards pages to view other titles shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award as well as many other literary awards.
Pre-order Dan Brown's new novel now!
Log on to JBO now to pre-order Dan Brown's follow up to his hugely successful novel The Da Vinci code. His new novel The lost symbol will be released in September 2009. For more information visit our What's Hot page.
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards shortlist announced
The Children's Book Council of Australia have announced their shortlisted titles. Visit our Awards pages to view the CBCA shortlists as well as many other literary awards.
Winner of the Barbara Jefferis Award announced
Helen Garner has been awarded the 2009 Barbara Jefferis Award for her novel The Spare Room. Visit our Awards pages to view the winner and shortlists for the Barbara Jefferis Award and many other prestigious literary awards.
Inbooks May –June 2009 new releases
Click here to view May–June 2009 new release title from Inbooks (a division of James Bennett).
James Bennett donation to the Victorian Bushfire Fund
James Bennett donated $5,000, plus an extra $491 in staff contributions, to the Victorian Bushfire Fund. All at James Bennett hope this donation will go some way to aiding those in need; our thoughts are with all who have suffered as a result of these tragic events.
History and Reference Library featured in the Courier Mail
Online history resource History and Reference Library was featured in the 10 February edition of Brisbane's Courier Mail, click here to see the article. To find out more about this exciting resource, or to sign up to a free 30 day trial, click here.
New Regional Sales Manager (North)
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ruza Obradovic to the position of Regional Sales Manager (North) for James Bennett academic and professional libraries.
Ruza has many years experience in the library industry and will be managing New South Wales, Australian Captial Territory, Queensland and Tasmanian libraries.
Caroline Beatty, Regional Sales Manager (South), continues to manage academic and professional libraries in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand. Caroline and Ruza report to Nada Stanojlovic, General Manager, Library Services.
We trust you will enjoy working with Caroline and Ruza. Click here for contact details.
Do you order for more than one library branch?
Use JBO to order any title and you can now allocate your required quantities to multiple library branches all from one screen. Click here for more information.
New 'James Bennett Recommends' feature
James Bennett is pleased to announce the release of an excellent new feature on JBO, designed to make your selection decisions even easier: 'James Bennett Recommends'. James Bennett selectors and buyers have promoted titles and editiions highlighted with this icon in our Public and Tertiary Kits or our Profiled Standing Orders and New Titles lists.You can be confident that these titles are readily available and relevant to large numbers of libraries.
EBL ebooks now compatible with Sony Reader
Click here to visit our 'Publishing News' page for further information or click here to download a PDF brochure (114kb).
Publisher Warehouse Shopping
Click here for more information about Publisher Warehouse Shopping with James Bennett or click here for a full list of publisher details.
James Bennett is a Local Buy approved contractor.
James Bennett is a Local Government Procurement (LGP) approved contractor.
