So how do you hear about Canadian books, and how do you make
your decisions?
Inquiring government funded Canadian publishers want to know,
Kerry
At 12:51 PM 16/04/2007, you wrote:
> From time to time, I've ordered Canadian and British
books that aren't
>available in U.S. stores, amazon, or B&N
from
><http://www.whodunitcanada.com/.>http://www.whodunitcanada.com/.
>I've gotten good service and I see they
list
>forthcoming titles through June. You have to know
what you're looking for,
>though, because there isn't much
description.
>Joy
>
>Kerry J. Schooley wrote:
> > Regarding the availability of Canadian books in
the US, the big
> > titles and recognized authors get picked up by
US publishers of
> > course. For the rest, those published by
smaller presses, I think
> > distribution is often the problem. Maybe it's
my subjective
> > experience, but I often hear of Canadian
publishers changing their US
> > distributors, hoping each new one will be more
effective than the
> > last. They have no money for advertising and
promotion, of course,
> > and the little they get from government
agencies is focused within
> > Canada. New publications are almost always
available through Amazon,
> > however, even the US Amazon, and older stuff
through ABE.
> >
> > I've heard many US crime fiction fans say
they'd read Canuck stuff if
> > they could only find it. But I suspect that
readers we find at
> > various Cons and on RA are atypically more
likely to search out less
> > available material in the genres that interest
them. But even then I
> > wonder what efforts folks will go to. I'm very
lucky to have a local,
> > independent bookstore with a reputation for
finding books in print.
> > He'll even order a few extra copies for his
shelves, rather than pass
> > on extra costs for single-copy orders. I find
the chains next to
> > useless for ordering books. They don't search
beyond their own
> > computer stock lists, and only that far if the
clerk happens to have
> > been around the store long enough to learn
their own systems before
> > moving up to a job selling jeans at the
GAP.
>
>
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