On digital platforms such as Rakuten Kobo, the market share for self-published authors has been increasing steadily each year.
2018 Canadian print sales stable (thanks to Michelle Obama)
Sales of print books in 2018 were on par with 2017 figures at $1.13 billion, BookNet Canada has announced.
Canada’s indie bookstores report Edugyan, Obama are top holiday sellers
The Giller glow is alive and well: indie bookstores from across Canada report that Esi Edugyan’s prize-winning adventure epic Washington Black is one of their bestselling books of the holiday season.
Mabel’s Fables’s Book Angel program has delivered over 13,000 books to children in need
In three decades, the children’s bookstore Mabel’s Fables has donated over 13,000 books to Unison Health Services as part of the shop’s Book Angel Program.
New report offers 75+ recommendations to improve awareness of Canadian books
The power of handselling: how Mill Street Books championed Lesley Choyce’s latest novel
The Bookshelf shares a video homage to literature
The Bookshelf in Guelph, Ontario, has found a fresh way to share its love and appreciation of the written word.
Heather Read to service western Canada with sales agency Read and Co
Veteran publishing sales rep Heather Read has founded her own agency, Read and Co, to service B.C., Alberta, and the Territories.
Vancouver’s genre bookstore White Dwarf Books celebrates its 40th anniversary
Perched on the edge of Vancouver’s West Point Grey neighbourhood sits White Dwarf Books, a favourite haunt of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery fans that is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
AbeBooks backs down from controversial decision after antiquarian booksellers pull stock
Online antiquarian book dealer AbeBooks has reversed a decision to cut ties with sellers in four countries after vendors united in protest.
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