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Press, one of the largest independent publishers of canadian books. Bc and canadian authors celebrate the spirit and colorful history of our province. Lets take a hypothetical canadian novel, a book of literary fiction, published in trade paperback i. Canadas largest publisher and distributor of childrens books. Canada ebook publishing service all readers, top rated. A detailed proposal and up to three sample chapters. New huge offer newest third canadian edition oak island unearthed. Cover letter containing a brief description of the project. Canadian publishers know this and routinely help their authors get american contracts for a percentage, of course. Arsenal pulp press is a book publisher in vancouver, canada with over 160 titles currently in print, ranging from fiction and poetry to cultural, gender, and multicultural studies to guidebooks and cookbooks. Stonehouse publishing is grateful for the support of the.
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