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The article discusses window displays at the Type Books independent bookstore located on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. Topics include bookseller and artist Kalpna Patel's use of paper and fabric to create three-dimensional forms for the displays that change every six weeks, Patel's inspiration from Toronto's Allan Gardens Conservatory for a cactus garden themed display, and an increase in sales of the books featured in the displays.

These were led by the self-published cookbook Yum and Yummer by television chef Greta Podleski, the polemical self-help psychology book 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson (PRH Canada), and The Gown by Jennifer Robson (HarperCollins). Nonfiction titles have dominated the overall bestseller lists in Canada in the first six months of 2019, and sales in the segment were up 1.4% in 2019 over 2018, with all other categories down from last year. PHOTO (COLOR): First Book Canada together with PRH Canada donated free copies of Michelle Obama's Becoming to this Toronto school. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that Canada's publishing industry is celebrating its unique cultural identity in preparation for the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Canadian Confederation in 2017. It says that Indigo, Canada's bookstore chain, has displayed signs in many of its stores and in its head office reading, "The World Needs More Canada."

The article looks at the state of the book publishing industry in Canada as of September 2013. It is noted that despite declines in sales and the closure of several independent and Canadian subsidiary publishers, many industry officials are optimistic about growing electronic book (e-book) sales. Overviews are presented of the marketing strategies of major Canadian publishers, including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster Canada, and HarperCollins Canada. INSETS: The Launch of 'Hazlitt';HC Celebrating the Author-Reader Connection.

The article discusses the impact of digital publishing and electronic books on the publishing industry in Canada, focusing on publishers including Random House of Canada, HarperCollins Canada, and the Penguin Group in Canada. Topics include book sales tracking, the Canadian retail book chain Indigo and its chief executive officer (CEO) Heather Reisman, the opening of Target retail stores in Canada, media management, independent booksellers, and book marketing. INSETS: Kobo Aims for Global Appeal;Webcom.

The article focuses on the concerns shown by Canadian publishers in 2011 over three challenges including the tough economic times, an increase in the sales of electronic books (e-books), and a shift in strategy at book retailer Indigo Books & Music Inc. It mentions a drop in the sales of print books in Canada in the first quarter of 2011. It discusses the impact of recession on the publishing industry, the arrival of e-reading devices in Canada, and Indigo Books' reduction of space for books.