Canada’s Price Adjustments Canada continues to reckon with high printed book prices as a result of the decline of the US dollar. As consumer pressure continues, publishers are announcing plans to lower prices on backlist as well as new books. The Globe and Mail notes: “Most publishers have already made pricing changes with new books, or reprints, that have been printed recently, reducing the difference between the US and Canadian price to about 20 per cent. Book sellers say that markup is reasonable because of the higher costs of distributing books in Canada. [Amusingly, this is the same rationale offered […]
