Countless public meetings of governments all over the world, community groups, and basically anyone that has ties to something relating to economics, information and the humanities has been discussing the integration of AI into the world. Immediately all I think of is NFTs and crypto and in a way I can see how this is a distraction from the personal relationship with books.
Three months ago, the University of Toronto Press (UTP) reported that it is facing significant financial issues because of lack of space at its three storage locations in Ontario as well as the need to maintain these spaces.
The book publishing industry has gone through a number of changes over the last 40 years and while some readers or people in that industry may feel that there is a decline in revenues, there is one stat that says otherwise.
Of the 4,270 Canadians polled in the Canadian Book Consumer survey for 2023, more Canadians were buying books over the $50 mark than the previous year.
Fixed book pricing (FBP) has been a topic only sparingly on the agenda of some politicians in Canada. Quebec’s Minister of Culture tabled a provincial law back in 2013 for a FBP. Meant to bolster the province’s book industry, it used the model from France which made it illegal to discount a book more than 5% off the cover price.
Cul-de-sac Diaries (ebook)
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Cul-de-sac Diaries (softcover)
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The Last Furies (ebook)
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The Last Furies
Price range: $24.99 through $26.99
Magnetic bookmark
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