Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Publicity director Cameron out at M&S

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Laura Cameron, McClelland & Stewart’s director of marketing and publicity for more than two and a half years, left the company abruptly last Friday.Next Monday, freelance publicist Bruce Walsh will take over Cameron’s position on ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Indigo delays switch to SAP

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Indigo has pushed back the launch of its new inventory management system by one month, and has now asked suppliers to avoid scheduling spring publication dates in late April and early May.The go-live date for ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Commonwealth disappears from view

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Stephen Capone’s three-book deal sounded like a dream come true. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based writer entered into a joint venture contract with Edmonton, Alberta’s Commonwealth Publications in the spring of 1997. He paid the company $8,000 ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Montreal to have big book year in 2005

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Montreal is set to host a year’s worth of special literary events next year, having been named “World Book Capital” for the year 2005. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced Montreal ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Merger discussions begin

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Senior executives from the New York head offices of Random House and Bantam Doubleday Dell visited Toronto in early April, but details about the merger of the two companies’ Canadian operations are still months away, ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Allan Clarke to leave Heritage

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The book industry will lose a longtime liaison in the Department of Canadian Heritage next month with the departure of Allan Clarke, director general of publishing policy and programs.Clarke will leave his position on Mar. ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Merge ahead

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The battle lines are being drawn.Less than 48 hours after Bertelsmann announced that it intended to acquire Random House, Association of Canadian Publishers president Jack Stoddart speculated publicly that the proposed merger would result in ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Chapters’ online gamble

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On the day Chapters and The Globe and Mail announced plans to launch a joint web site next fall, the retailer issued a press release just to Bay Street, predicting the company’s online venture would ... Read More »

February 25, 2004