Each Wednesday (2–3:30 pm ET, Oct 29-Nov 26), we’ll explore a new topic with industry experts:

✨ Let’s Make a Book 101
🚚 Logistics 101
💰 Publishing Math, Parts I & II
🌱 Alternative Beginnings

Learn, ask questions, and connect with peers across Canadian publishing!

Thank you to the @accesscopyright.bsky.social Foundation for providing funding to make this project possible, and to everyone who filled out the survey!

The 2024 Salary Survey offers the most comprehensive look at the Canadian publishing workforce to date.

Highlights:

🔸Average salaries up 30% since 2018
🔸Gender pay gap has narrowed
🔸Racial wage gap remains
🔸Workforce is aging, with fewer new entrants

publishers.ca/2024-salary-...

Books don’t write, edit, or publish themselves. Copyright ensures creators & publishers can keep doing what they do best—bringing Canadian stories to life. It’s time for policies that protect publishers & creators so Canadian books can thrive at home & globally. #WorldBookAndCopyrightDay

Copyright is essential to publishers' business. Without changes to the Copyright Act, future investment in Canadian-specific learning materials is at risk. Legislative changes are essential to ensuring a sustainable educational publishing industry.

Canadian books are being used without consent or compensation to train generative AI. Tech giants like Meta have fueled their platforms with thousands of pirated Canadian titles. We need AI policy that doesn't value conglomerates over Canadian creators.