QUEBEC LIMITATIONS ON NEW BOOK DISCOUNTS COULD HURT THE INDUSTRY, SAYS RETAIL GROUP
December 4th, 2013
THE GOVERNMENT of Québec has confirmed it will table legislation in the New Year expected to limit discounts on new books to 10%. And while the move would address an important challenge facing independent booksellers, it would hurt the sector in general, said the Canadian bookselling industry.The mainly French-speaking Canadian province’s law would cover paper and digital books. It would allow retailers to offer larger discounts nine months after publication.Carolyn Wood, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers was broadly supportive, ...
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