Canada’s copyright licensing agency has launched a new online database as part of an overall revamp that includes digital reproduction licensing, an updated agreement with rightsholders, and a new name. Fred Wardle, executive director of ... Read More »

A pilot project promoting small-press literary titles in independent bookstores is shaping up to become an annual event after positive early reaction.The Writers Unfolding project, which kicked off on Sept. 1, is the brainchild of ... Read More »

Manitoba publishers have created a new mini trade show for employees of the province’s Chapters and Coles stores that is being credited with boosting sales of local titles at the chain.First held late last year, ... Read More »

Deloitte & Touche, the accounting company that steered General Publishing through creditor protection then bankruptcy, was to seek court approval in mid-November for more than $1.1-million in fees it charged between April and September.The $1.1-million ... Read More »

Yann Martel’s Man Booker Prize win may have been a good omen for the holiday season in Canada. Despite signs of an economic slowdown, booksellers across the country say that sales look strong going into ... Read More »

Fitzhenry & Whiteside is selling former Stoddart Kids inventory to bookstores – but offering to pay royalties only to former Stoddart authors who sign with the publisher. The move has some authors crying foul, but ... Read More »

With all the hubbub in newspapers and magazines lately about the value (or lack thereof) of book reviews, we at Quill decided to check the track record of some of our past reviews. Do we ... Read More »

In November, the Canadian Council on Social Development reported that personal debt had reached record levels in Canada. With interest rates at their lowest in more than 40 years, the average Canadian had racked up ... Read More »