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ACP uneasy over Target’s expansion into books

The government decision allowing U.S. retailer Target to sell cultural products – including books – in Canada is being met with skepticism by the Association of Canadian Publishers. Under the Investment Canada Act, foreign businesses ... Read More »

July 9, 2012

Anne McDermid promotes Martha Webb and Chris Bucci to full partners

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Anne McDermid & Associates has announced that company directors Martha Magor Webb and Chris Bucci have been made full partners in the agency. Webb has been with McDermid since 2009, representing writers such as Pasha ... Read More »

July 9, 2012

Annick and Open Road launch ebook partnership with Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess

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Fifteen of Annick Press’s most popular picture books, including Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess, are now available as ebooks, through a partnership with New York City’s Open Road Integrated Media. The Paper Bag Princess ... Read More »

July 4, 2012

Deals: Arsenal Pulp acquires Dany Laferrière memoir; Monoceros optioned for film; and more

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Robert Ballantyne, associate publisher and vice-president at Arsenal Pulp Press, has acquired The World Is Revolving Around Me by Dany Laferrière. The memoir recounts the Haitian-Canadian author’s first-hand experience of the earthquake that devastated his ... Read More »

July 4, 2012

I.V. Programme reveals inaugural Canadian Editorial Fellow, partial lineup of 2012 international attendees

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The International Visitors Programme and Authors at Harbourfront Centre have named Trena White, publisher at D&M Publishers, the first recipient of the annual Canadian Editorial Fellowship. The fellowship provides a mid-career Canadian editor the chance ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Winstanley to lead all-Canadian team at Penguin Canada

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Penguin Canada publisher Nicole Winstanley continues her ascent up the corporate ladder with Tuesday’s announcement that she has been promoted to president. She takes over from Mike Bryan, who is retiring from the role after ... Read More »

July 3, 2012

Library wholesalers ULS and Whitehots jointly acquire S&B Books

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United Library Services and Whitehots Canadian Library Services have jointly acquired S&B Books, a book wholesaler to the library market, effective July 12, 2012. S&B’s headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario, will continue to operate with its ... Read More »

July 3, 2012

OverDrive’s digital bookmobile wraps up Ontario tour

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Last month, OverDrive’s Digital Bookmobile was on the road in Canada for the first time in two years, making stops at six public library branches across Southwestern Ontario. The bookmobile travelled to Kitchener, Hamilton, Woodstock, ... Read More »

July 3, 2012

Fierce Ink bridges gap between traditional publishers and self-publishing

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Publishing professional Kimberly Walsh and freelance writer Colleen McKie have formed Fierce Ink Press, a new YA publishing co-operative and author collective for Atlantic Canadian writers, which they hope will bridge the gap between traditional ... Read More »

June 28, 2012

Random House of Canada unveils new blogs

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Random House of Canada launched two new blogs today, Crave by Random House and Retreat by Random House, as part of the publishing house’s strategy to boost reader engagement with its authors and books. “Our ... Read More »

June 28, 2012

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ACP uneasy over Target’s expansion into books

Anne McDermid promotes Martha Webb and Chris Bucci to full partners

Annick and Open Road launch ebook partnership with Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess

Deals: Arsenal Pulp acquires Dany Laferrière memoir; Monoceros optioned for film; and more

I.V. Programme reveals inaugural Canadian Editorial Fellow, partial lineup of 2012 international attendees

Winstanley to lead all-Canadian team at Penguin Canada

Library wholesalers ULS and Whitehots jointly acquire S&B Books

OverDrive’s digital bookmobile wraps up Ontario tour

Fierce Ink bridges gap between traditional publishers and self-publishing

Random House of Canada unveils new blogs

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