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Is small beautiful? Canadian book publishing and the Internet could be a happy match.(Essay)

From: Literary Review of Canada  |  Date: 11/1/2006  |  Author: Grant, Peter S.

Five years ago, Canadian book publishers emerged from a horror story. General Publishing, a book distributor handling books from a number of Canadian publishers, had gone bankrupt. Book returns from the big-box bookstores had surged to unacceptable levels and payments were delayed. A number of independent bookstores had gone out of business. Reflecting on the crisis, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage issued a report on the Canadian book industry in June 2000, noting the ...

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