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Audio News October 2008
2008 BMS Audiobook Promotion
The general agreement throughout the industry is that the promotion has been a great success and should become an annual event. All feedback has been collated and given to Alastair Giles of The Book Marketing Society. A promotion steering group will be set up to begin working with The BMS on the 2009 promotion.
The top 5 audiobooks, as voted for by the public, in winning order:
- 1. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase, by Douglas Adams, read by a full cast (BBC Audiobooks)
- 2. Attention All Shipping, by Charlie Connelly, read by Alex Jennings (Time Warner)
- 3. Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, read by Joan Walker and cast (SmartPass)
- 4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, read by Ben Tibber (Random House)
- 5. I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue – Anniversary Special, read by full cast (BBC)
VAT on Audiobooks – news
Our VAT working party has begun their campaign to abolish VAT on audiobooks. We have had some creative entries for the VAT Slogan Competition. The slogan will be used on all campaigning material and correspondence to raise awareness.
The deadline for entries is 31st October 2008 – if you have any suggestions please email info@theapa.net as soon as possible. The slogan will be chosen at the next committee meeting in November and the winner will receive a bottle of champagne (open to APA members only).
Christmas Party – 9th December!
Invitations will be sent out early next month and will admit strictly one member plus guest. Entry for additional guests will need to be paid for – price tbc. Please remember to RSVP (with the names of any guests) - so we know how many to cater for.
The Audio Revolution – Bookseller Seminar
The third Bookseller Audio Revolution seminar will be held on 30th October 2008. The APA has secured a small discount for members. Full ticket price £175+vat/APA members price £155+vat. To book tickets or for further details please visit www.thebookseller.com/seminars.
Executive Committee news
Catherine Thompson has resigned her seat due to work commitments.
Nicola Townsend has left HarperCollins and Jo Forshaw has taken over as Head of Audio Publishing, thereby taking Nicola’s seat and leaving empty, a non-publishing seat.
The committee will discuss whom to co-opt to fill these seats until the next elections take place.
Change of Administrator
Laura Briscall has taken over from Charlotte McCandlish as the APA administrator. Laura can be contacted by email – info@theapa.net or by telephone - 07531902975.
New Members
We are delighted to welcome the following new members to the APA:
Matthew Sweetapple - producer; matthew@sweetapple.co.uk www.rockfordsrockopera.com
Georgia Slowe - actress; georgiaslowe@blueyonder.co.uk
David Holt – actor; davidholt04@btinternet.com
Rod Beacham – actor; robeach@waitrose.com
Membership renewals
Please remember to pay promptly when you receive your membership renewal invoice, to avoid time (and therefore money) being spent on sending reminder renewal invoices. If you don’t wish to renew, please inform Laura of your decision.
Submissions
If you wish to submit an article for inclusion in the next issue of Audio News, please email Laura at info@theapa.net