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Bookselling

Canadian booksellers pick their top fiction of 2012

When Q&Q spoke to independent booksellers across Canada to get their fiction picks of the year, it became apparent that while seasoned favourites like Ian McEwan and J.K. Rowling dominate the list, local titles are ... Read More »

November 30, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop to close

By Sue Carter

When 2012 draws to a close, so will Nicholas Hoare's bookstore in Westmount, Quebec, a mainstay in the Island of Montreal city for 40 years. In June, Hoare received a hand from Westmount mayor Peter Trent, ... Read More »

November 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Biblio-mat designer shows the magic behind the machine

By Sue Carter

Last week, Quillblog introduced the Biblio-mat, a vending machine for antiquarian books found at The Monkey's Paw bookstore ... Read More »

November 20, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Q&A: The Monkey’s Paw introduces the Biblio-mat book-vending machine

By Safa Jinje

For nearly seven years, Stephen Fowler has owned The Monkey's Paw, the curious antiquarian bookstore on Toronto's Dundas Street West, offering bibliophiles a diverse selection of printed artifacts. Self-dubbed Toronto's most idiosyncratic second-hand bookshop, the ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Way to Display! Kevin Sylvester at The Cookbook Store

By Sue Carter

On Oct. 20 at Toronto's The Cookbook Store, YA author and illustrator Kevin Sylvester unveiled the mural he ... Read More »

October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Toronto Women’s Bookstore to close

By Sue Carter

One of Canada's last dedicated feminist bookshops, the Toronto Women's Bookstore, will close its doors on Nov. 30. Owner Victoria Moreno posted a note on the store's website: The fact is book markets have changed ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Edmonton’s Greenwoods’ Bookshoppe to close

By Sue Carter

After 33 years in business, Edmonton's Greenwoods' Bookshoppe & Small World is closing. Its final day of business is this Saturday. In a post on the store's website, Greenwoods' co-owner Gail Greenwood writes, "My decision ... Read More »

October 3, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Kobo teams up with ABA to offer ebooks to U.S indies

By Katie Gowrie

The American Booksellers Association has partnered with Kobo to sell ebooks and e-reading devices. Kobo will now provide ABA members nearly three million ebook titles, as well as ereaders and accessories. The company will also ... Read More »

August 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology

PEI booksellers worried about sales tax increase

By Sue Carter

Next year, Prince Edward Island consumers will be paying more tax on their book purchases, and that's a concern for many local retailers. Effective April 2013, the province is switching to a harmonized sales tax ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

As one used bookstore opens in Halifax, another closes in Kitchener

By Natalie Samson

Morgan Dambergs has had her finger in a few publishing pies. The Haligonian has worked as a reviewer, an editor, an intern at a publishing house, and can now add bookstore owner to her resumé. ... Read More »

August 3, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

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