Print book sales in Canada remain flat in 2018
Print book sales in Canada have remained flat in 2018, with backlist books still dominating the market (60%) and nonfiction sales up slightly more than fiction, the same as in...
Canadian literary prize suspended after authors protest Amazon sponsorship
In Canada, a Québécois literary prize has been suspended by organisers after prize finalists and the public protested the sponsorship by Amazon, reports the Guardian. The five finalists for the 2019...
Canadian partnership to enhance First Nations library services
In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a new partnership is aiming to increase library resources on First Nations reserves, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Currently, out of 306 public...
US$75,000 Cundill History Prize 2018 shortlist announced
In Canada, the shortlist has been announced for the Cundill History Prize, which rewards 'the best history writing in English'. The shortlisted titles are: Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine...
Giller Prize 2018 shortlist announced
In Canada, the shortlist for the C$100,000 (A$108,000) 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize for the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English has been announced. The shortlisted novels...
Report finds two thirds of Canadian publishers are selling ebooks direct to consumer
A BookNet Canada report has found that two thirds of Canadian publishers are selling ebooks direct to consumers, reports Digital Book World. The Canadian Book Market report found that 42% of...
BookNet Canada reviews impact of literary awards
BookNet Canada has released the results of a survey on the relationship between literary awards and book-buying behaviour. The survey asked Canadian book-buyers how significant award wins or nominations were to their decision to purchase a...
Canadian ebook sales plateau
In Canada, digital publisher BookNet has ‘paused’ its consumer survey on ereading because of a plateau in ebook sales, reports Publishers Weekly. ‘The numbers we’re hearing for ebook unit sales is...
International Library News
Four libraries to reopen in NewcastleIn the UK, four libraries in Newcastle, England, are set to reopen, reports the Bookseller. In early March, Newcastle City Council approved a plan to...
Kobo challenge delays implementation of ebook agency-pricing agreement in Canada
The implementation of an agreement between the Competition Bureau of Canada and Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster regarding the use of agency pricing for ebooks has been delayed...
King wins RBC Taylor Prize for nonfiction
In Canada, Thomas King has won this year’s RBC Taylor Prize for his book The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (University of Minnesota Press)....
Thomas King wins Canadian nonfiction award
In Canada, Thomas King has won the British Columbia National Award for Canadian Nonfiction, worth C$40,000 (A$40,076), for The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (University of Minnesota...
Canadian regulators reach agency-pricing agreement with major publishers
The Competition Bureau of Canada has reached an agreement with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster that will limit the publishers’ use of agency pricing for ebooks, reports Digital...
Quebec Government introduces legislation to regulate book prices
In Canada, the Quebec Government has introduced legislation to regulate book prices by limiting discounts on books to 10%, reports globalnews.com. Under the legislation, each new print or digital book for...
‘A Beautiful Truth’ wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
In Canada, Colin McAdam has won this year’s Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for A Beautiful Truth (Granta). McAdam’s novel was selected for the C$25,000 (A$25,966) prize from a shortlist...
Plans announced for new Toronto Book Fair
Plans have been unveiled for a new international book fair to be held in Toronto, Canada, in November 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. Inspire! The Toronto International Book Fair will be...
Catton wins Governor General’s Literary Award in Canada
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton has won the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction (English language) in Canada for her Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries (Granta). Catton, who...
Lynn Coady wins Giller Prize 2013
In Canada, Lynn Coady has won the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short-story collection Hellgoing (House of Anansi Press). She wins C$50,000 (A$50,340). Coady’s book was chosen by judges...
Catton shortlisted for Governor General’s Literary Award 2013 in Canada
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton has been shortlisted for the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction (English language) in Canada. Catton, who was born in Canada, is shortlisted for...
Quebec Government considers regulating book prices
In Canada, the Quebec Government is considering a plan to regulate book prices in an effort to support smaller bookstores, reports Shelf Awareness. The plan would see all print and...