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To celebrate our new website James Bennett has a number of Special Offers for our academic and public libraries - and all library and information professionals.  With massive savings on selected Intellect Book titles, a large print package of Australian authors from ReadHowYouWant and EBL ebook packages from Ashgate, please ensure you keep an eye on our Special Promotions page.  We also have some wonderful savings on Library and Information Science reference books in print and electronic formats from our friends at IGI Global.  These special offers are available only for a limited time so place your order today and save.

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Shortlist for the 2011 Blake Dawson Business Literature Prize announced

The State Library of NSW has announced that four fascinating and diverse books have been shortlisted for the 2011 Blake Dawson Business Literature Prize. The shortlisted books for the $30,000 prize are - Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania’s Forests by Anna Krien (Black Inc.), Breaking the Sheep’s Back: The Shocking True Story of the Decline and Fall of the Australian Wool Industry by Charles Massy (University of Queensland Press), Six Months of Panic: How the Global Financial Crisis Hit Australia by Trevor Sykes (Allen & Unwin) and Freehills: A History of Australia’s First National Law Firm by Suzanne Welborn (NewSouth Publishing).  The winner will be announced at a special presentation dinner on Thursday 15 March 2012.

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AACTA Winners Announced

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards have been announced!  Formerly known as the AFI Awards, winners included: Red Dog (the winner of the Samsung AACTA Award for Best Film), Snowtown (4 awards including Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actress) and Oranges and Sunshine.  Television was well covered with The Slap winning five awards.  Cloudstreet, Sisters of War and East West 101 were also popular choices on the night.  Many of the winners are available from James Bennett.  You can download a list of the available DVDs from the winners of the first annual AACTA Awards on our Entertainment pages. 

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American Library Association announces 2012 winners

The American Library Association has announced the 2012 Youth Media Award winners.  The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature was won by Dead End in Norvelt written by Jack Gantos (Farrar Straus Giroux).  Two Newbery Honor Books also were named: Inside Out & Back Again written by Thanhha Lai (HarperCollins Children’s Books) and Breaking Stalin’s Nose, written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin (Henry Holt).  The  Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children was won by A Ball for Daisy illustrated and written by Chris Raschka (Schwartz & Wade Books).  Three Caldecott Honor Books also were named: Blackout, illustrated and written by John Rocco (Hyperion Books), Grandpa Green illustrated and written by Lane Smith (Roaring Brook Press) and “Me … Jane,” illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell (Little, Brown).

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Welcome to our new website

Welcome to the new James Bennett website!  As you've noticed, we've got a totally new look - cleaner, fresher, brighter.  Our new site also has better functionality, navigation and search facilities - and it allows us to disseminate information to you quickly and more effectively.  It's the best place to receive updates to our products and services, special offers, industry news and more so please take a tour of our new website today.

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James Bennett to offer collectionHQ to libraries

James Bennett will soon offer customers in Australia, New Zealand and Asia the popular collectionHQ library collection performance improvement software, following today’s announcement of Baker & Taylor’s purchase of Scottish technology company Bridgeall Libraries.

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