by Sarah Barmak

Essex library strike set to enter sixth month

A library workers strike in Ontario’s Essex County that has left many residents without reading material, Internet access, or community meeting space will soon enter its sixth month. The strike is already the longest library ... Read More »

November 10, 2016

U of T not respecting spirit of “fair-dealing,” says Writers’ Union

By Sarah Barmak

A project aimed at saving money for university students may be taking it away from authors. In 2014, librarians at the University of Toronto quietly debuted a zero-to-low-cost pilot project aimed at saving cash-strapped students $100,000 ... Read More »

October 31, 2016

Municipalities pressure Heritage minister for fairer ebook pricing for libraries

By Sarah Barmak

Canadian municipalities are joining the push for changes to the multinational publishers’ practice of charging libraries a premium – in some cases five or six times the retail price – for electronic books and ... Read More »

March 17, 2016

Livres Canada Books debuts successful multi-industry Export Exchange event

By Sarah Barmak

Approximately 100 publishing professionals joined not-for-profit organization Livres Canada Books on Jan. 28 in Montreal for the launch of Export Exchange. The bilingual symposium brought together non-traditional speakers from video gaming, fashion, digital media, and ... Read More »

February 1, 2016

One-time Broadview imprint becomes a free hand

By Sarah Barmak

Freehand Books, the Calgary-based literary imprint of academic-focused Broadview Press, has become an independent publisher, with majority ownership transferred to co-founder JoAnn McCaig on Jan. 1. "[Independence has] always been something that we’ve been thinking ... Read More »

January 13, 2016

Quill and Quire

Essex library strike set to enter sixth month

U of T not respecting spirit of “fair-dealing,” says Writers’ Union

Municipalities pressure Heritage minister for fairer ebook pricing for libraries

Livres Canada Books debuts successful multi-industry Export Exchange event

One-time Broadview imprint becomes a free hand

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