Category Archives: Book publishing

PubPro 2013 recap

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Iva Cheung| 1 Comment

Managing editors and publication production managers from across BC gathered at SFU Harbour Centre on Saturday for the first ever PubPro unconference. We had representatives from educational publishers, trade book publishers, self-publishers, magazine publishers, journal publishers, technical publishers, course developers, … Continue reading →

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PubPro 2013 schedule

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

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The Alcuin Society honours Will Rueter and The Aliquando Press

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

The Alcuin Society gave its sixth annual Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement in the book arts to Will Rueter—teacher, printmaker, bookbinder, graphic designer, one-time senior designer at the University of Toronto Press, and founder of The … Continue reading →

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Book review: Book Production

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

More than any other role in publishing, production seems to be one in which people learn by doing. Whereas editors and designers have a wealth of  professional development courses and workshops at their disposal, those who shepherd publications through the … Continue reading →

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Honouring Scott McIntyre

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

It was wonderful to see everyone last night at a reception in recognition of Scott McIntyre’s tremendous contributions to Canadian culture. Andy Sylvester generously hosted the event at the Equinox Gallery, and the evening’s focus was an immensely touching Squamish … Continue reading →

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Editing books in translation

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Iva Cheung| 4 Comments

Yesterday I gave a talk at the EAC-BC meeting about editing books in translation, and I was buoyed by the thought-provoking discussions that came out of the audience, which was packed with expertise. Here’s a short summary of my presentation. Why … Continue reading →

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Book review: Science in Print

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

After reviewing Darcy Cullen’s Editors, Scholars, and the Social Text, which offered an insightful introduction to the world of scholarly publishing in the humanities, I found myself wondering which principles and practices within that book also applied to publishing in … Continue reading →

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Salute to a fallen Canadian cultural institution

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Iva Cheung| 3 Comments

I was going to make this week’s post a self-indulgent look back at the past year on my bloggiversary (as the kids call it), but given the sad news that D&M Publishers has filed for creditor protection, I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Ebooks

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

Lara Smith gave a captivating and hugely informative presentation about ebooks at Wednesday’s EAC-BC meeting. Having gone to Greg Ioannou’s conference talk about e-publishing, I wondered if there’d be a lot of overlap in the content of the two talks. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming EAC-BC meeting on ebooks

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

My good friend Lara Smith, one of the most generous, helpful people I know, will be giving a talk at the upcoming EAC-BC meeting about ebook formats, digital production workflows, and what editors need to know about ebook conversion. Lara, … Continue reading →

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