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Canadian booksellers, publishers lobby against tariffs | Books+Publishing

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In Canada, booksellers are asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to exclude books from the 25% counter-tariffs due to take effect on 2 April, covering C$125 billion (A$139 billion) worth of goods imported from the US, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). Described as ‘an unusual collaboration’, Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (CIBA) executive director Laura Carter and Indigo Books […]

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Revelstoke Mountaineer

Possible 25 per cent tariff on books could kneecap local retailers

A proposed 25 per cent tariff on all books shipped from the United States would majorly impact local book sales, Laura VanZant, Revelstoke Museum and Archives assistant curator says. Photo by Lys Morton/Revelstoke Mountaineer Local book retailers are calling for the federal government to reconsider a proposed 25 per cent tariff on book imports from the United States. The latest move in an escalating trade war between Canada and the US, the possi…

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