January 17, 2019 | DAILY EDITION
In Canada, Access Copyright is working on developing blockchain solutions for book publishing, including smart contracts and an attribution ledger.
 
BookNet Canada releases the country's bestselling English-language book sales of 2018—for both Canadian authors and overall bestselling titles.

Québec City's De Marque acquires MaBiblioNumerique.ca, making it the largest lender of ebooks in French Canada.

The inaugural shortlist of the Translated YA Book Prize is announced in the States, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has a new grant for children's book translators.
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