Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Ready or not

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How can Canadian books and publishers compete in the expensive and risky new territory of e-books? Two years ago, all of us thought there were a few basic hurdles to be cleared: the cost of ... Read More »

January 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Deals: Jan. 29, 2009

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Scott McIntyre, chairman and publisher of Douglas & McIntyre, has acquired Canadian rights to a new book by Anna Porter. Adventures in Democracy, which will be published in 2010, is a survey of Poland, Hungary, ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Linka takes over at Touchwood

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In a move that has been in the planning for some time, Touchwood Editions associate publisher Ruth Linka has officially taken charge of the company, taking over as publisher from Pat Touchie. Back in 2007, ... Read More »

January 26, 2009

Steedman leaves D&M

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Douglas & McIntyre associate publisher and non-fiction editor Scott Steedman has resigned. According to fiction editor Chris Labonté, who spoke on behalf of publisher Scott McIntyre, Steedman left the firm last month. Labonté would not ... Read More »

January 26, 2009

Dayus to remain with CBA

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Contrary to earlier announcements by the Canadian Booksellers Association, executive director Susan Dayus will not be retiring at the end of March. In a press release sent out Monday, CBA president Nancy Frater revealed that ... Read More »

January 26, 2009

BookNet bestsellers: history

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Following a historic presidential inauguration, this week’s bestseller list covers the top 20 history titles for the two weeks ending Jan. 18, 2009, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData. Canadian content makes up almost ... Read More »

January 23, 2009

Indigo set to launch Shortcovers

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Indigo is set to launch its ambitious new e-content service in February, one that will provide customers with e-books and other digital content for use on mobile devices. According to Indigo chief technical officer Michael ... Read More »

January 22, 2009