Publisher's Desk

Jennifer Campbell, author of Start & Run a Personal History Business was given a significant award at the 2011 annual Association of Personal Historians conference in Las Vegas.

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The retail landscape in which books are sold is changing quite dramatically and quickly. The changes are, I think, permanent.

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As you may have read, the Borders bookstore chain finally entered liquidation proceedings after a protracted period of trying to stay viable through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. Borders was, after Barnes & Noble, the second-largest retail bookstore chain in the United States, with about 11,000 employees.

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Over the weekend of July 9th and 10th we updated our web store. As I write this (Monday 11th) some changes continue to be made, but the big changes are already in place. We are working towards the launch of ebooks very soon, and many of the changes we have made to our store anticipate that.

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At first, Facebook was this great place to connect with friends; especially those friends I hadn't seen in years. I was curious. What happened to that girl from high school I used to sit with in science class, together mockingly calling our teacher The Bald Eagle, thinking he wouldn't pick up on what we meant? What about that guy I dated years ago; could I have a quick peek at his profile and then block him so he can't find me?

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Writing the brief piece on the new British Columbia Probate Kit got me thinking how books like this make us different from many, if not most mainstream book publishers. The new book is technically the 20th Edition. The first edition was published almost 40 years ago...

I was looking at a printer's proof edition of the new British Columbia Probate Kit (it will appear for sale on our website in the coming week), and that got me reflecting on the history behind it...

The last quarter of 2010 was almost surreal. The first sign of what was to come was an announcement by Borders Books at the end of August that the chain would be setting aside dedicated sections for products from Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc...

I suppose I could have titled this post as “A Resolution for 2011” but the reality is, the changes I will describe started last year...

When I started writing this blog, my objective was to post something at least once a week. That worked for a while, but external events intruded...