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article posted Apr 14, 03:16

Just when you thought that things couldn’t get rougher for the book trade, this happens…

Ottawa gives the green light to Amazon setting up shop in Canada, relaxing the guidelines on foreign ownership and giving a shove to the already-precarious situation in publishing and book-selling.

But since they promise to invest in the promotion of Canadian books, I guess it’s okay, right?

Sigh…