At least one Canadian title has made its way into some of the Starbucks cafés that now sell books amid their displays of java accessories: Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun: Young Women ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
Six Toronto independent stores have formed a new marketing group to raise awareness of the benefits of buying at specialty stores. Called The Book Specialists, the group comprises SF and fantasy specialist Bakka Books, the ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
The following is an excerpt from a brief delivered by Christopher Moore, chair of The Writers’ Union of Canada, at the hearings on book retailing at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.You ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
As a proud but often confused parent of two teenagers, I am well aware of the importance of communication. Having struggled through Remedial Listening 101, I attempt to apply hard lessons learned both at home ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
With more than eight months still remaining until next year’s Canadian Booksellers Association trade show, some publishers say it’s too early to hand over payment for their 1999 exhibit space, as the CBA has asked ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
Highlights from StatsCan’s 1996-97 Survey of Book Publishers and Exclusive Agents:• Total publishers’ revenues (including foreign sales, subsidiary rights, and grants) grew to $1.97-billion, up 6% from two years earlier. Revenues from domestic sales grew ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
StatsCan’s most recent report about the domestic book industry contains a wealth of new data, but some publishers are saying the numbers don’t jibe with their own experience in the marketplace.Released earlier this year, The ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
If you’ve ever thought interpreting statistics was a guessing game, try collecting them.As StatsCan’s David Coish explained to me after I – and several publishers – had tried to make sense of a table in ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
When Westwood Creative Artists agent Jennifer Barclay began shopping around a first novel by Milwaukee-based author Shauna Singh Baldwin, she was astonished by the response from publishers. Seven editors met with Baldwin, who won this ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
It’s best not to use “Rebecca Godfrey” and “CanLit” in the same sentence.It is tempting, though. Godfrey has an impressive pedigree: her mother is noted mystery writer Ellen Godfrey, while her father is Dave Godfrey, ... Read More »
February 18, 2004
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