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Quebec publisher buys Paris bookstore

Renewed government interest in taxing book sales in Nova Scotia has raised a red alert in the province’s bookselling community. The Progressive Conservative provincial government announced last fall that it would put all of Nova Scotia’s ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

PLR pays out $8-million

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Cheques totalling more than $8-million have been sent to 12,148 writers, translators, and illustrators in the latest round of Public Lending Right payments. Included among the recipients were 536 new authors and 3,107 new titles. ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Book tax issue debated again in N.S.

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February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Commonwealth publisher resurfaces

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Two Edmonton seniors say they’ve been bilked by a publisher whose previous venture ended in bankruptcy, a class action suit, and an order to pay $10-million. Shirley Mewhort, 68, and Ken Newman, 83, say they ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Awards

No tax relief ahead for authors

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The Writers’ Union of Canada is preparing to mount a fresh assault on the federal government’s taxation rules, arguing that writers with small and fluctuating incomes bear a disproportionate burden. At a national council meeting ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Harlequin drops dispute with small press

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Ponder Publishing, a small publisher of romance novels based in Winnipeg, got an unexpected Valentine’s Day present when it learned that Harlequin Enterprises of Canada had withdrawn its opposition to the company’s trademarking of the ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Random to move house

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Employees at the downtown Toronto offices of Random House of Canada and Doubleday Canada will soon be gathering around the same water cooler – the offices are expected to move into a shared location at ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Vancouver hit by wave of store closures

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Duthie Books isn’t the only independent retailer in Vancouver to face tough times recently. Since December five bookstores have gone out of business: Mallard Books, East End Book Co., Mystery Merchant, Zerafa Books, and Amber ... Read More »

February 2, 2004

Chapters launches digital delivery

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Chapters will begin selling electronic versions of selected Coles Notes titles on its online retail site by May, and at least one publisher is hoping to follow suit with its own titles. In an announcement ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Awards

Lichtman’s seeks creditor protection

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At precisely the moment when federal regulators, politicians, and publishers were debating the issue of Chapters’ growing market dominance in Ottawa, the independent bookselling sector tossed out another piece of damning evidence in its fight ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

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Quebec publisher buys Paris bookstore

PLR pays out $8-million

Book tax issue debated again in N.S.

Commonwealth publisher resurfaces

No tax relief ahead for authors

Harlequin drops dispute with small press

Random to move house

Vancouver hit by wave of store closures

Chapters launches digital delivery

Lichtman’s seeks creditor protection

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