AustLit

'The University of Melbourne Book Industry Study (UMBIS) is and ARC -funded research project that aims to provide as complete a picture as possible of the book publishing industry in Australia.

Published in association with the Australian Publishers Association and Thorpe-Bowker, this report is the first in a series of annual studies, bringing together all available industry information along with the results of a specially commissioned survey.

UMBIS aims to cover the full spectrum of Australian book publishing - from very small publishers to the largest; in the general trade, educational and specialist publishing.

UMBIS will be an invaluable research tool for anyone interested in Australia's multi-billion dollar book publishing industry.' (Publisher's blurb)