Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Authors may take Commonwealth to court

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An Edmonton lawyer is taking the first steps toward preparing a class action suit against the controversial subsidy press Commonwealth Publications. Fifteen authors have retained copyright lawyer Robert McDonald in an effort to recover the ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

BookNet signs up EDI vendor

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Pubnet, a subsidiary of R.R. Bowker, has beaten four other main candidates to become BookNet Canada’s new EDI (electronic document interchange) service provider for the next three years. “This represents a very big step for ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

For the week of Dec. 28, 2003

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Hardcover fiction1. Vinyl Cafe Diaries, Stuart McLean (Viking Canada, $34, 0-670-04436-9)2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday, $37.95, 0-385-50420-9) 3. The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald (Knopf Canada, $37.95, 0-676-97408-2)4. The Five People You Meet in ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

On good terms

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Heading into the fall selling season, Diane Walker has the usual concerns: Will she get stock in time? Will the nearby Chapters store dampen her sales?This year, however, the co-owner of Shirley Leishman Books in ... Read More »

February 25, 2004