A major U.S. music retailer that entered the Canadian market in late December is defying federal guidelines regarding the sourcing of books. Tower Records is carrying American editions of such bestselling Canadian books as Carol ... Read More »

Late on a miserable Sunday morning in November, Burlingtonians are proving with their feet that Chapters’ venture into the superstore business may well be a big hit in this southern Ontario community. Undaunted by a ... Read More »

With the news that Borders Inc., the U.S. superstore chain, has signed up domestic partners for its planned 1996 expansion into Canada, the book world is bracing itself for yet another commercial and political upheaval.In ... Read More »

Despite a healthy dollop of advance skepticism, publishers who attended Chapters’ mini-trade show at Deerhurst Inn in early October came away obviously impressed by the well-organized event mounted by the country’s only retail book chain.“Everybody ... Read More »

A former direct marketing executive, Michael Murton was always frustrated by the dearth of hard consumer data when he took part in marketing meetings at his former firm, Butterworths Canada. Decisions about print runs, promotional ... Read More »

The Association of Book Publishers of B.C. (ABPBC), in conjunction with the B.C. Booksellers Association (BCBA), has added another acronym to the alphabet soup of publishing in Canada: the TBA.The Trade Book Alliance, established late ... Read More »

One of the first and, at one time, busiest Bestsellers franchises has gone out of business. Ron Percival, who owned the outlet located in the College Park mall in downtown Toronto, applied for creditor protection ... Read More »

Trade buyers at campus bookstores have seen the cost of New Canadian Library titles rise since McClelland & Stewart sold its college and university division earlier this year – and they aren’t happy about it. ... Read More »

The strike against Chapters by members of the Teamsters union entered its second month in early May – and moved from storefronts to the homes of company executives.On May 4 about a dozen members of ... Read More »

News of Sheila Copps’ resignation in early May left most members of the publishing industry hoping for her quick return to office. As the federal minister responsible for the Department of Canadian Heritage, Copps had ... Read More »