In ‘formulating questions and providing warnings,’ Canadian author Margaret MacMillan’s work embodies the importance of history in today’s political moment.
‘Common Ground’: Canada Council and Its Two Official Languages
More books are published in Francophone Canada than in Canada’s English-language regions. Here’s how Canada Council supports the country’s bilingual culture.
At BookNet Canada Tech Forum: A Focus on Repurposing Content
‘How can I use this across three different publications?’ is a question asked at Tech Forum, where making the most of your content was a key topic.
Canadian Retail: Rakuten Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology
Rakuten Kobo will use Shelfie’s tech to identify reader preferences for recommendations and to offer ebook editions of print books owned by users.
France Offers Pre-Frankfurt Fellowship to Canadian Publishers
Building ‘relationships between English-speaking Canadian publishers and French counterparts,’ the ‘Books in Translation’ fellows will travel to Paris.
Industry Notes: BookExpo’s Audio ‘Tea,’ Canada’s BookNet-Kobo Contest, and the UK’s ‘Media Medic’
In the USA, BookExpo includes audiobook events. In Canada, ebook design is stressed in a competition. And in the UK, a bookseller features a self-published novel.
Rights Watch: Canada’s Westwood Creative Artists at London Book Fair
Excited about a debut psychological thriller, Toronto-based Westwood Creative Artists is a London Book Fair’s International Rights Center this week.
Kobo and Bol.com Launch ‘Kobo Plus’ Ebook Subscription
Entering a sector with a checkered track record, Canada’s Kobo and The Netherlands’ bol.com start an ebook subscription model for 9.99 euros a month.
Canada’s New CARL ‘Roadmap’: Toward Better Scholarly Communication
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries has released a plan to improve open and effective scholarly communication between publishers, libraries, researchers and others.
Kingston’s Novel Idea: A Bookstore-Survivor in Canada
‘The day that Indigo opened, our business went down 40 percent,’ says bookseller Oscar Malan. Sixteen years later, the big-chain store would leave.