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Heritage House

          CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS! At the forefront of modern book publishing in BC, Heritage House grew out of the success of the 1969 bestseller Wagon Road North, a book lauded by the Encyclopedia of British Columbia as “the most notable BC-published book” of its day. With roots in BC history and […]

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Who We Are

Books BC is a provincial association of BC owned and controlled book publishing companies. Books BC works to support the long-term health and success of the Canadian-owned book industry in British Columbia.

The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia was incorporated under the BC Societies Act on April 28, 1978.

Books BC supports the aspirations and activities of its membership through cultural, economic, and political initiatives and engages book-related communities in British Columbia, Canada, and beyond.

Books BC also provides information to the public on the industry in general and on our members’ publishing programs in particular.

CONSTITUTION

The purposes of the Association are:

  1. to encourage in particular the writing, publishing, distribution and promotion of books written by British Columbian and Canadian authors;
  2. to co-operate with other associations and organizations to further the reading and studying of all books;
  3. to work for the development and maintenance of strong competitive publishing houses owned and controlled in British Columbia and Canada;
  4. to represent the interest of British Columbia owned book publishers in relations with the public and private institutions in Canada and abroad;
  5. to facilitate the exchange of information among its members;
  6. to foster the business and business interests of its members;
  7. to settle disputes between its members within British Columbia;
  8. to further professional training for individuals engaged in all aspects of the book publishing activity;
  9. to promote the highest standards of professional conduct in the book publishing industry;
  10. to co-operate closely with individuals, organizations and governments in the pursuit of the objectives of the Association;
  11. to undertake such specific projects, studies and other forms of action as shall be from time to time required to implement the above objectives.
  12. to support the objects of the Association of Canadian Publishers, provided that such objects do not conflict with the laws of the Province of British Columbia or the last preceding objects herein.

 

 

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