Starbucks is considering selling books at its approximately 140 coffee house locations in Canada. Although no decision has been confirmed, the chain is currently examining a variety of options that may include bookselling, in-store author readings, ... Read More »

Chapters’ burgeoning superstore business is driving up revenues, but costs are rising almost as quickly, the company’s first-quarter report shows. The chain announced first-quarter sales of $80.5-million, up 12% over the same period last year, ... Read More »

After being turned down last year, entertainment giant Viacom has been accepted as a national sponsor of 1997’s Word on the Street. Opposition to last year’s proposal came from local organizers in Vancouver – who ... Read More »

Nunavut, the massive area of eastern and central Arctic that officially becomes a new Canadian territory in 1999, now has its own guidebook. Launched this summer, The Nunavut Handbook is the second Far North title ... Read More »

First, let’s deal with the inevitable CanLit envy: Does 35-year-old, Winnipeg-born Susie Moloney deserve the almost $3-million in advances already earned by her supernatural thriller A Dry Spell, published by Delacorte? Of course that question ... Read More »

Somerville House has formed a strategic partnership with Alpha Corporation, which in late July took on representation of Somerville’s entire list for special markets and premium promotions throughout North America. Under the terms of the deal, ... Read More »

Chapters has entered the business of managing campus bookstores in Canada, where it will go head-to-head with U.S. giant Follett Corp. Chapters submitted a bid to run McGill University’s bookstore in late spring, and is hoping ... Read More »

Ingram’s new marketing ar-rangement with Canadian Manda is being billed as a clean and simple contract between the U.S. wholesaling giant and its sales partner, but its quiet presence north of the border is being ... Read More »