Google eBooks appears to be moving forward in its plan to launch in Canada early this year. The Internet giant has signed its first agreements with Canadian booksellers and is in the initial stages of ... Read More »
January 13, 2011
McLelland & Stewart publisher Doug Pepper has acquired world rights to Tell Me a Story: Gordon Lightfoot, Mariposa 72, and the Week That Changed Canada by Dave Bidini, to be published in fall 2011.The deal ... Read More »
January 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The newly opened Vancouver bookstore Sitka Books & Art has changed its name to Ardea Books & Art. According to president and store manager Ria Bleumer, the name change is “in response to concerns about ... Read More »
January 10, 2011
Thomas Allen & Son has several distribution changes to announce: Effective immediately, Thomas Allen & Son will become the Canadian distributor for Willow Creek Press, based in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Effective immediately, Thomas Allen & Son ... Read More »
January 10, 2011
After a 10-year foray in trade publishing, academic publisher Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc. has sold its trade assets – comprising Women’s Press, Sumach Press, and Kellom Books – to the newly incorporated Three O’Clock Press ... Read More »
January 10, 2011
In a year that saw several venerable bookstores close down, and in which e-books finally seemed to catch on with consumers, it’s perhaps not surprising that Canadian independent booksellers are reporting decidedly mixed Christmas sales. ... Read More »
January 10, 2011
As U.S. bookstore chain Borders attempts to negotiate new payment and financing terms with its suppliers, and the exodus of senior executives from the troubled company continues, many Canadian-owned publishers seem to be taking the ... Read More »
January 6, 2011
The Literary Press Group is adding to its sales team. Effective Jan. 10, Taryn Boyd (taryn@lpg.ca) joins the company as the new sales rep for B.C., Alberta, and the Territories. Boyd, a four-year veteran of ... Read More »
January 6, 2011
ECW Press is beginning the new year by expanding its publicity department. Publicist Sarah Dunn has been promoted to the role of senior publicist, effective immediately. And Key Porter Books and Thomas Allen Publishers alumna ... Read More »
January 6, 2011
The beleaguered Key Porter Books appears to be facing new troubles. The Toronto publishing house has laid off its sole remaining editorial staffer, editor-in-chief Linda Pruessen, and according to sources close to the company, it ... Read More »
January 6, 2011
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