Canada’s scholarly and academic publishers are among some of the most successful exporters in the Canadian publishing industry. Our updated specialized guide on the academic and scholarly market provides an up-to-the-minute comprehensive overview of the global export market for Canadian English-language academic and scholarly presses. Designed for both new and experienced exporters alike, the report provides an overview of the essential elements and methods of export for scholarly and academic books, as well as insight on important sales channels, international libraries, key export territories, digital publishing, and opportunities for selling rights.

The new edition of this market guide includes information on:

• The international market for English-language academic and scholarly books
• Distribution channels
• Academic libraries
• Marketing
• Key export territories
• Rights sales and translations
• International conferences

About the Author

Dr. Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr studies the history of book publishing in Canada, particularly the period from 1960 to 1980, when much of the cultural policy in this area was formulated. She was Director of the University of Ottawa Press from 2003 to 2005 and has also worked for the Canadian Journal of Development Studies, the Centre for International Policy Studies, Stewart House Publishing, Stoddart Publishing, Readers’ Digest Children’s Books, Canadian Scholars’ Press, Women’s Press, Between the Lines, the United Church Publishing House, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, and Prentice-Hall Canada. She is currently a freelance editor, writer, and researcher.

2023

64 pages

C$30

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