▁the ▁magazine — cont aining ▁week ly ▁book - indust ry ▁news ▁and ▁became ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Blue ▁News , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁blue ▁paper ▁it ▁was ▁printed ▁on . ▁ ▁The ▁D ▁W ▁Thor pe ▁company ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Re ed ▁Reference ▁Publishing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁R . R . ▁Bow ker ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁Thor pe - B ow ker ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁( R . R . ▁Bow ker ▁is ▁currently ▁owned ▁by ▁Pro Qu est .) ▁▁ ▁The ▁word ▁' Austral ian ' ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁become ▁Books eller + Pub lish er , ▁partly ▁in ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁growing ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁publishing ▁and ▁books elling ▁hub ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁Week ly ▁Book ▁News letter , ▁became ▁an ▁online ▁news letter ▁that ▁is ▁e ma iled ▁to ▁subscri bers ▁and ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁website . ▁▁ ▁The ▁publication ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁Books + Pub lish ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁news letter ▁Library ▁News ▁that ▁Thor pe - B ow ker ▁had ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁fol ded ▁into ▁the ▁renamed ▁publication . ▁Two ▁off sh oot ▁news let ters ▁carrying