Search Results by tag: Association of Canadian Publishers

ACP recognizes Dundurn founder Kirk Howard with President’s Award

Dundurn president and founder Kirk Howard will be honoured with the Association of Canadian Publishers's President's Award at its annual general meeting on June 6. "Howard is a prominent and longtime publisher, much admired by ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

ACP affirms commitment to “equity, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion”

By Sue Carter

The Association of Canadian Publishers has released a statement following its annual general meeting, affirming the organization's commitment to "the principles of equity, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion." The statement, which follows the Quebec City mosque ... Read More »

February 9, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news

Groundwood launches diversity focused catalogue

By Dory Cerny

Groundwood Books today announced the release of the Windows and Mirrors catalogue, which includes many of the publisher's culturally diverse Canadian and international titles. In addition to the catalogue, Groundwood also launched the diversity.groundwoodbooks.com micro-site. ... Read More »

February 11, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul

By Stuart Woods

What does a major publishing house look like in the digital age? Random House of Canada has offered one answer with today's launch of a multifaceted digital strategy that includes an online magazine (known as ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

By Natalie Samson

Penguin Group has announced it will no longer provide ebooks to OverDrive, effective immediately. With the termination of the relationship between the publisher and the U.S. digital content distributor, public libraries are effectively cut off ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

ACP “mourns the loss” of a national cultural institution

By Sue Carter

The Association of Canadian Publishers has called Random House of Canada's acquisition of McClelland & Stewart the "end of a long and illustrious history of a Canadian cultural institution." In a press release, ACP president ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

By Stuart Woods

[This post has been updated] The debate surrounding Amazon's planned Canadian expansion has produced many arguments both for (the editorial boards at The Globe and Mail and National Post) and against (the Canadian Booksellers Association, ... Read More »

March 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

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