Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

E-tailing issues, part 1

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Service snafus brought on by high volume are a fact of retail life during the holiday season. But some online book buyers this year are finding minor frustrations aggravated by difficulty in reaching a customer ... Read More »

November 17, 2003

E-tailing issues, part 2

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With new Canadian legislation governing the collection of personal information on e-commerce sites set to take effect on Jan. 1, online booksellers have two weeks to put a privacy policy in place, if they don’t ... Read More »

November 17, 2003

For the week of Oct. 15, 2000

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New releases1. Arms and the Women, Reginald Hill, Seal/Random House of Canada, $9.99 mm2. The Last Precinct, Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $37.99 hc3. Vinyl Cafe Unplugged, Stuart McLean, Viking Canada, $32.99 hc4. Olivia Ian Falconer, Atheneum, ... Read More »

November 13, 2003

For the week of Oct. 22, 2000

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Hardcover fiction1. The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood, $37.99 (McClelland & Stewart)2. Vinyl Cafe Unplugged, Stuart McLean, $32.99 (Viking Canada)3. The Last Precinct, Patricia Cornwell, $37.99 (Putnam)4. Shattered, Dick Francis, $34.99 (Penguin)5. Mercy Among the Children, ... Read More »

November 13, 2003

Thriller at the Giller

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Judging from the conversations and predictions throughout last night’s Giller Prize gala, a Michael Ondaatje win seemed as inevitable as the Yankees’ World Series championship. But the smart money turned out to be only half-right: ... Read More »

November 13, 2003 | Filed under: Book news