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CDG tests new library campaign

CDG Books took an unusual tack in an ad it ran recently in a weekend edition of the National Post: instead of encouraging readers to buy their books in stores, the ad suggested checking them ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Events

McGraw-Hill Ryerson invests in new programs

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Increased spending on editorial, sales, and marketing led to a dip in second-quarter income at McGraw-Hill Ryerson, despite a growth in book sales.Revenues for the three months ending June 30, 1999 were up 11% to ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Awards

Lois Hole, Lt.-gov

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Best-selling gardening author Lois Hole has been named Alberta's lieutenant-governor. The honour recognizes both Hole’s business accomplishments and her community involvement. With her husband Ted, the Saskatchewan-born gardening enthusiast established Hole's Greenhouses and Gardens in ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Beny award goes biennial

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A decline in submissions has reduced the frequency of the Roloff Beny Photography Book Award, which will now be presented biennially instead of annually. “We were not receiving enough books in a 12-month period,” says ... Read More »

February 2, 2004

Chapters Online grows gardening site

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Chapters Online’s expansion into other product lines accelerated dramatically in January with the announcement of its acquisition of Montreal-based GardenCrazy.com – a move that helps it establish a foothold in the lucrative home and garden ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week plans another mass donation

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For the second year in a row, TD Canadian Children’s Book Week will distribute over 420,000 free books to Grade 1 students across Canada. Administered by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) and sponsored by ... Read More »

February 2, 2004

Scholastic continues recovery

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Driven by the success of its Animorphs and I Spy series, Scholastic Inc. reported record revenues and improved earnings in fiscal 1999, though a low Canadian dollar and costly warehouse move dampened results at the ... Read More »

February 2, 2004

Glad Day holds fundraiser to support legal battle

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Mounting a constitutional challenge has been an expensive venture for Toronto’s Glad Day Bookshop – so far, the gay and lesbian bookstore has accumulated $63,000 in legal bills in the ongoing fight. Charged in April ... Read More »

February 2, 2004

Skeptical publishers seek elusive media convergence at Toronto conference

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Concerns over eroding copyright, fragmenting audiences, and the cost of innovation were the talking points of a Toronto conference this week, one that had some of Ontario’s leading book publishers exchanging perspectives with their peers ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Gelber Prize gets boost from Munk Centre

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The Lionel Gelber Prize has entered a partnership with the University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies that will see the Munk Centre assist in the administration of the annual $50,000 book prize. “It’s ... Read More »

February 2, 2004

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CDG tests new library campaign

McGraw-Hill Ryerson invests in new programs

Lois Hole, Lt.-gov

Beny award goes biennial

Chapters Online grows gardening site

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week plans another mass donation

Scholastic continues recovery

Glad Day holds fundraiser to support legal battle

Skeptical publishers seek elusive media convergence at Toronto conference

Gelber Prize gets boost from Munk Centre

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