The online division of Powell’s Books, a renowned independent mini-chain in Portland, Oregon, probably doesn’t earn top-line brand awareness among Canadian book buyers shopping online. But Powells.com hopes to change that with the launch last ... Read More »

The international expansion of Victoria-based online book dealer Abebooks.com continues. Having acquired the European company JustBooks.com last fall, Abebooks launched two new web sites last month: Abebooks.de and Abebooks.fr, serving Germany and France respectively. Also ... Read More »

The Public Lending Right Commission (PLRC) made a record payout to Canadian authors last month – nearly $10-million, distributed among more than 13,000 authors.The annual payment was bolstered by an additional $1-million in Canada Council ... Read More »

If early publisher reaction is any indication, the Macmillan Canada imprint may be a hard sell for co-owners John Wiley & Sons Canada and Gage Learning.Wiley and Gage plan to divest the line following their ... Read More »

Raincoast Books has raised its minimum trade order from $100 retail to $150, effective on Mar. 15. “One hundred dollars [retail] is a very low order these days,” says vice-president of business development Kevin Williams, ... Read More »

“I’m not sure if being beside a library is good or bad,” says bookseller Stephen Klein. “But it is something I have to try.”Last summer Klein moved one of his four Wendell Holmes Bookshop stores ... Read More »