Ask booksellers and publishers about co-op advertising, and many automatically think of author appearances and print ads. But Richard King, owner of Montreal’s Paragraph Books, is thinking of other things these days. He’s been floating ... Read More »

A $5.2-million bequest to the Halifax Regional Library system has financed the construction of a much-needed new building for the Thomas Raddall Library – but community members and writers’ groups aren’t happy that it will ... Read More »

With nearly 40 years of bookselling behind him, Bill Jordan could easily retire to a comfortable chair and a stack of must-reads. Instead, he’s reopened a bookstore in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, prepared for a war ... Read More »

The first effects of HarperCollins’ acquisition of The Hearst Book Group will hit the Canadian book trade this month. On Sept. 27, the HarperCollins Canada warehouse in Scarborough, Ontario, will begin shipping titles from Avon ... Read More »

Now that creditors have approved its business plan – in an Aug. 26 vote – the embattled Duthie Books has begun its final round of consolidation. Down to one small location after the closing of ... Read More »

With the fall season underway, tensions are growing between Chapters-owned Pegasus Wholesale and publishers who have yet to agree to the reseller’s terms. Many publishers are loath to meet Pegasus’s request for a wholesale-level discount ... Read More »

A bookstore in a conservative suburb like Langley, B.C., might seem an odd place for labour to take a stand against management. But what happens over the next few months at the Langley Chapters – ... Read More »

Ottawa has finally signed off on the merger of Addison Wesley Canada and Prentice Hall Canada, a corporate marriage that creates a giant education publisher that will be known as Pearson Education Canada. The decision ... Read More »

Quill & Quire’s BookExpo Canada trade show directory lists exhibitors’ booth numbers, contact names, specials, features, and events as of May 3. Specials are for BEC show orders unless otherwise indicated. For updates, and a ... Read More »