The biggest name in Canadian self-publishing, the Victoria-based Trafford Publishing, has been purchased by one of the biggest names in American self-publishing, the Indiana-based Author Solutions. As a result of the sale, some of the ... Read More »

A six-week research project mounted by students from Simon Fraser University’s Master of Publishing Program has been spun into a real online service aimed at publishing industry professionals. The wiki-based website is called BookProm, and ... Read More »

Since word came last week that the Canadian Booksellers Association will be mounting a replacement for the now-defunct BookExpo Canada, the industry response has been muted. Representatives from both HarperCollins Canada and Random House of ... Read More »

In an effort to boost handselling of its own titles, HarperCollins Canada has come up with an unusual way of getting the attention of booksellers. Recently, the company sent retailers across the country about 4,000 ... Read More »

In a small but significant shake-up to the Canadian book distribution landscape, the Vancouver-based Whitecap Books is moving its business from distributor Firefly Books to H.B. Fenn and Company. The changeover will be official as ... Read More »

Authors usually win literary awards rather than sponsor them, but no one seems to have told Quebec mystery writer Louise Penny. She’s committed to making a yearly donation of £1,000 ($1,827) to support the Crime ... Read More »