A Precarious Enterprise - 9781770418196

ECW Press,Canada

A Precarious EnterpriseMaking a Life in Canadian Publishing\nAuthor(s): Scott McIntyre\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Ecw Press, Canada\nImprint: Ecw Press\nISBN-13: 9781770418196, 978-1770418196\nSynopsis\nIn 1970, Scott McIntyre cofounded what became Canadian publisher Douglas & McIntyre. In the intervening years, he has watched the rise and fall of publishers, booksellers, and book trends from every corner of the industry. He saw the founding of a significant independent Canadian publisher in British Columbia, the growth of Indigenous literature and government support for publishers, and the increasing global demand for Canadian books. Scott McIntyre has lived the story of Canadian book publishing. Beginning his career at McClelland & Stewart in 1967, he went on to cofound his own publishing house, Douglas & McIntyre, in 1970 and made his mark on the industry amid the country's exhilarating literary coming-of-age. Becoming one of Canada's largest and most respected publ.