A major player in the school market has virtually shut down in Canada, handing distributions over to Nelson – which meanwhile has also taken on Houghton Mifflin
SmithBooks sale rumoured
But both troubled chain and rival Coles say merger is not in cards.
Scholars vs. dollars
Tough times force university presses to merge, purge – and rebuild for the future
Point of no returns?
While everyone agrees the mass-market business can’t go on producing books that only get trashed, wasteful habits persist. The recession might just break them
Audience for audio
A consumer profile is getting clearer — and so is the fact that in Canada books on tape are a hard sell
Tributes to Tiff
The long wave goodbye
Findley’s work dealt with traps, crises, and interrupted relationships
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