by Trish Osuch | Nov 25, 2020 | Advocacy, International News, Media Releases, News & Events
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) is calling on the Competition Bureau and the Department of Canadian Heritage to review the pending sale of Simon & Schuster (S&S) to Bertelsmann, parent company of Penguin Random House (PRH). The $2 billion (USD)...
by Trish Osuch | Nov 20, 2020 | Bookselling & Bookstores, Media Releases, News & Events
All Canadians have a role to play in fighting COVID-19. For booksellers, that role includes serving communities and keeping Canadians reading. When Amazon deprioritized shipping of “non-essential” goods in the spring, bookstores ensured continued access to books in...
by Trish Osuch | Nov 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Government & Funding, Government Briefs & Submissions, News & Events, Resources
Written Submission to Canadian Heritage (Update to September 2020 brief) Summary of Recommendations 1. Increase Canadian publishers’ competitiveness in a post-COVID-19 economy by immediately increasing the permanent annual budget of the Canada Book Fund from $38.4M...
by Trish Osuch | Sep 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright Resources, Government Briefs & Submissions, News & Events, Resources
Written Submission to Canadian Heritage Summary of Recommendations 1. Increase Canadian publishers’ competitiveness in a post-COVID-19 economy by immediately increasing the permanent annual budget of the Canada Book Fundfrom $38.4M to $58.4M. 2. Provide additional...
by Trish Osuch | Aug 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Government & Funding, Government Briefs & Submissions, News & Events, Pre-Budget Submissions, Resources
ACP has made available its 2021 Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance. Though existing programs are helping publishers in the immediate crisis, publishers will face the mainstay of challenges in early 2021 and beyond. An uncertain retail market,...
