On the absence of hatchet-work amongst Canada’s Book Reviewers

Brian Fawcett takes exception to Martin Levin’s characterization of Canadian book reviewers as lacking venom. He thinks Levin is part of the cause.

Against Ludditism: Or, Why the Electronic Book is a Good Idea

Max
Fawcett discusses the future of the electronic book and the dangers inherent in
the literary establishment's approach to dealing with it.

Canceling Imprint

Gordon Lockheed has a few questions about a public television network cancelling English language television’s longest-running book show.

Translating Heather

Gordon Lockheed reports on the Chapters/Indigo shareholder meeting…

Bulletins From the Book Trade: The Richmond Chapters Anti-Reader Fin

Gordon Lockheed finds a telling example of Chapters/Indigo’s new merchandising strategy in the suburbs of Vancouver…

What’s Wrong in the Book Trade?

Gordon Lockheed continues his investigation of book publishing and book selling in Canada. (Other articles in the series are lodged in our BP&BS topic category)

General Dies in Bed, or, Jack Stoddart’s Legacy

Gordon Lockheed outlines the implications of the collapse of Stoddart and General Distribution Services…(there are five other articles on the crisis in Canadian publishing in the BP&BS archive)

Why Canadian Novels Aren’t Selling Anymore

Brian Fawcett taps one of his inside sources for an explanation to why the sales of Canadian-authored novels have died.

Indigo Blues

Frank Davis rides again, this time to explain why
the Chapters/Indigo experiment doesn’t work, and to hint at alternatives

Fungibility and Bookselling

Frank Davis speculates on the possible effect a strange economic fetish has on the way the selling of books is currently being mishandled.

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