A friend asked my opinion today of Raincoast's decision to drop its publishing program. You see, due to the rise of the Canadian dollar and consumers demand for "American pricing," it was no longer profitable for this Canadian publisher to continue making books.You see, demanding that a publisher give in to your demand of lower prices or you'll stop buying their books didn't get … Continue reading American Pricing on Books Revisited

For those of you who are upset at your local indie bookstores for not charging American prices, please read this blog: http://vonandmoggy.livejournal.com/tag/i+love+books Try to remember that we aren't American. We are a tenth of the market, we have expensive social programs to pay for, higher wages and better benefits packages. All that will come out … Continue reading American Pricing on Books