Michael Kraft, a 34-year-old marketing executive, is the type of businessperson who sees a lot of earning potential in the written word, but at the same time wonders how the book industry makes it through ... Read More »
March 2, 2004
Duthie Books has scored a bases-loaded home run with its acquisition in May of Tom Bollum’s Vancouver superstore. The move, which expands Duthie’s roster of stores to 10 outlets, not only consolidates the mini-chain’s status ... Read More »
March 2, 2004
The CBA is a great place to put faces to names, or catch up with old friends, but I’ve wondered, on occasion, why so little time is set aside to actually discuss ideas concerning the ... Read More »
March 2, 2004
WHEN WILL IT END? The mere mention of Canbook is still enough to get booksellers hot under the collar. Fed up with the poor service she has been receiving from the deficient distribution operation, Frog ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
Fans of CBC Radio’s Between the Covers series will soon be able to buy their favourite readings – New Brunswick’s Goose Lane Editions and CBC recently announced plans to present The Between the Covers Collection ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
A new venture called Canada’s Internet Bookstore has joined the growing ranks of online booksellers. Launched by Andrew and Donna Nopper, who live in Stouffville, Ontario and have worked for publishers that include Distican, Firefly, ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
CanCopy has been mailing royalty cheques worth a combined total of $3.9-million to hundreds of publishers and creators in order to reach a distribution goal of $9-million for its financial year, which ends July 31. ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
Harlequin Enterprises has added Troll Communications to its rapidly expanding children’s division. TorStar, Harlequin’s parent company, announced the purchase – for an undisclosed amount – in June. The acquisition of the company, which generated revenues amounting ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
Chapters reported net earnings of $5.1-million, or 82 cents a share, on revenues of $390-million for the fiscal year ending March 29, 1997. Compared to the previous year, total revenues grew 2.8% and earnings more ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
Bibliophiles in Montreal are getting a new source of literary opinion: The Montreal Review of Books, a quarterly publication, is scheduled to begin publishing in October. And publishers are being asked to help pay for ... Read More »
March 1, 2004
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