Journalist Dominic Patten has signed a deal with McClelland & Stewart senior editor of non-fiction Chris Bucci for 1972: The First Year of the 21st Century. The book looks at the events of 1972 and ... Read More »
September 8, 2004
Raincoast rights and contracts manager Jesse Finkelstein has optioned film rights to Karen ... Read More »
September 8, 2004
Marven Krug, Amazon.ca's first general manager, has hooked up with Victoria-based online bookseller Abebooks, where he has been named director of product development. According to Krug, the position will mostly entail making improvements to Abebooks’ ... Read More »
September 7, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
The Federal Court of Canada has ruled in favour of Access Copyright in its case against an Ottawa man who was selling pirated copies of copyrighted materials through an online store hosted on eBay. The ... Read More »
September 7, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
Carolyn Eagle has been promoted to senior publicist after three years as a publicist for M&S. Dulcey Antonucci, who has worked for M&S on a contract for six months as a publicist, has joined on ... Read More »
September 7, 2004
On the heels of the sale of Key Porter Books to H.B. Fenn and Company in late June comes the departure of Key Porter's longtime national sales manager Brad Kalbfleisch. Today is his last day ... Read More »
September 2, 2004
After a successful appeal, Word on the Street Vancouver will receive most of the funding – $10,000 – it sought from the B.C. gaming commission.Earlier this year, the event’s organizing committee had asked for $15,000 ... Read More »
September 2, 2004
Scoring one for the little guy, Red Deer Press has won a Mr. Christie’s Book Award for Martine Leavitt’s novel Tom Finder. It was awarded the prestigious gold seal for best book for young adults.“We’re ... Read More »
September 2, 2004
IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Canada is sending an exhibit featuring Canadian children’s books on a world tour. The exhibit, Show and Tell/Montre et Raconte, will be launched internationally Sunday at the ... Read More »
September 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
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