Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

ECW switches distribution

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ECW Press has left Stewart House Distribution just months after signing with the company. In a deal that took effect Aug. 31, ECW’s new distributor is the Jaguar Book Group at Fraser Direct Distribution Services. ... Read More »

April 6, 2004

General update

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In recent issues of Inside Report, we’ve reported on all the latest developments in the ongoing General Publishing situation. These include the sales of Irwin Publishing (to Nelson Thomson Learning) and Boston Mills Press (to ... Read More »

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: Events

Nicholas Hoare upgrades

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With a grant of $49,858 this summer, wholesaler Nicholas Hoare became the first direct recipient of new Department of Canadian Heritage funding intended to strengthen the book industry’s supply chain.Nicholas Hoare says the grant will ... Read More »

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Small presses take QWF awards

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Three of the small presses buffeted by the General Publishing bankruptcy this year got some good news last night. Authors for Cormorant Books, The Porcupine’s Quill, and TSAR Publications took home prizes after the annual ... Read More »

April 6, 2004

Clarification

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The Nov. 19 issue of Inside Report stated that Ron Besse sold his stake in CDG Books to John Wiley & Sons Canada. This is not correct. Ron Besse, the majority shareholder of CDG, and ... Read More »

April 6, 2004