In 1994, there were 125 women’s bookstores worldwide. Now there are 21. And if the Toronto Women’s Bookstore is unable to raise approximately $40,000 – the amount board members say they need to straighten out ... Read More »

The Canadian Booksellers Association has announced the dates and location of its second annual national bookseller conference, and it’s clear that the association is planning several changes. For one thing, the event’s official name is ... Read More »

Ontario college libraries are preparing for a major change in operations with the closure at the end of the month of Bibliocentre, a provincially funded library consortium that provides cataloguing and technical support to its ... Read More »

As noted on Quillblog, Random House U.S. CEO Markus Dohle has drawn a line in the sand regarding the future of e-book rights. Last Friday, Dohle sent an e-mail to dozens of literary agents reminding ... Read More »

Authors and fans are rallying support for Canadian sci-fi author Peter Watts, who is facing a U.S. felony rap for an incident last week at a border crossing at Port Huron, Michigan. According to media ... Read More »

Indigo’s e-book service, Shortcovers, announced Monday that it is set to offer more than 1.8 million free public-domain texts through a new partnership with Internet Archive. No mention was made, however, of rumours that the ... Read More »