Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Georgetown aces PGA contract

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In what is the longest-running such deal in the company's history, Georgetown Publications has won the Canadian contract to co-publish, market, and distribute a new line of books featuring the brand of the Professional Golfers ... Read More »

November 22, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

More returns, high expenses hurt Broadview

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Staggering returns from Ontario, high operating expenses, and the weakening American dollar kept Broadview Press’s profits down in the third quarter. The Alberta-based educational publisher reported profit of $279,954, which is considerably lower than the ... Read More »

November 22, 2004

Readings to go

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Judith Sale, the marketing manager for Nicholas Hoare’s Montreal stores, is hoping a slight variation on a popular Toronto promotion will catch on with customers there.On Nov. 23, the mini-chain’s two Montreal stores are sponsoring ... Read More »

November 18, 2004

Raise high the roof beam

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Timothy Taylor, author of the 2001 Giller Prize-shortlisted Stanley Park, has signed with Knopf Canada publisher Diane Martin for his follow-up novel, Storey House. The globetrotting tale, which takes readers from Vancouver to Los Angeles ... Read More »

November 17, 2004