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Member only guide to the Australian book industry.
The ASA has organised some generous discounts to industry subscriptions and services on our members’ behalf. Read more about how you can take advantage of them here.
AustLit is the go-to resource for authors, creators, literary critics, and anyone in the writing and publishing industry.
On AustLit, you will find records for over 1 million works and more than 200,000 authors and organisations. These include information on genres, subjects, settings; biographical details; lists of ‘works about’; links to related works and creators; and selected full-text material – helping authors to position their work in our unique literary landscape. AustLit captures and interlinks this bibliographical data to map a rounded ‘Life and Career’ view of authors. AustLit is a valuable resource for all writers and creators – both before and after publication.
AustLit is pleased to offer access to the database for all ASA members via the link provided here: AustLit ASA Member Login
Read more about the benefits of this member offer.
Jane Friedman’s The Bottom Line is a weekly email newsletter for professional authors, providing international publishing industry news.
ASA members can access a 30% discount off the standard US$79 annual subscription.
To take advantage, visit The Bottom Line, choose the Business Level subscription, and enter the coupon code ASA30.
Search Australia’s most up-to-date dictionary and thesaurus with a subscription to Macquarie Dictionary Online. With access to over 300,000 words and definitions, you’ll find the right word every time.
ASA members can redeem a 20% discount on the normal subscription price. To take advantage of this offer just visit www.macquariedictionary.com.au and use the discount code MQ25ASA20.
Want to see how your title is selling? Researching a new book idea? Want to see if a marketing campaign had an effect on sales? Or just curious?
Find out Australian lifetime sales data for print books (back to December 2002) on any ISBN NielsenIQ BookScan tracks in the Australian book market.
NielsenIQ BookScan reporting allows you to see up-to-date sales information; simply request any ISBN/s and receive a report showing Australian print book sales data to the latest available week.
Receive 20% off Ad-Hoc BookScan Sales data reports purchased for individual use. Example reports are; Title Lifetime sales, Bestseller charts, Weekly Title Tracking, or Author packages. Email NielsenIQ BookData at [email protected] or submit a request and mention the offer code ASABookData26 for the discounted pricing.
With Book2Look, authors and publishers can share books with their followers, and allow them to peek inside the book, discover more about the author, the content, watch videos and listen to audio clips, and even go ahead and purchase the book from selected retailers.
ASA members can redeem a 20% discount on Book2Look widgets when purchased alongside a BookScan report or 10% discount if purchased standalone.
To redeem this offer, email NielsenIQ BookData at [email protected] and mention the offer code ASABookData26 for the discounted pricing.
