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“Each of us believes himself to live directly within the world that surrounds him, to sense its objects and events precisely, and to live in real and current time. I assert these are perceptual illusions. Sensation is an abstraction, not a replication of the real world.” Vernon Mountcastle

Quote from YouTube Video: Kavli Prize Laureate Lecture – The Restless Brain

The Professional Speaking Guide

Book Wholesalers/Distributors CDN & US:

CDN Wholesales:
North 49 Books

Nicolas Hoare

Pegasus Wholesale Inc.

 

US Wholesalers:
Ingram Book Company

http://www.ingrambookgroup.com

Baker & Taylor

Anderson News Company

Bookazine Company

Koen Book Distributors

The National Book Network

Alamo Square Press

Partners

New Leaf Distributing Company

Bookpeople

Books West

Coutts Library Services

The Distributors

Quality-books.com

Small Press Distribution

Unique Books

Video Plus

Spring Arbor Distributors

 

Book Manufacturers:
Westcan Printing Group, Winnipeg 866-669-9914

Hignell Book Printing, Winnipeg 800-304-5553

Network Printers

Books on Demand (BOD)

Central Plains Book Manufacturing

Morgan Printing

The Roberts Group

Pacific Rim International Printing

Sheridian Books

Walsworth Publishing Company

Pneuma Books

DeHart’s Printing Services

Bookmasters Inc

Adams Press

Bang Printing

 

Associations Canada:
The Canadian Authors Association
CAA is Canada’s national writing association. If you are looking for the type of support only a large national association can give you combined with the friendliness of local branches then the CAA is for you. “Writers Helping Writers” is more than a motto, it expresses our commitment to beginning and established writers alike. http://www.canauthors.org

Writing Resources by Genre

http://www.canauthors.org/links/genre.html

 

Canadian Booksellers Association
http://www.cbabook.org/default.asp

CBA works for the current and future economic well-being of booksellers, by promoting their interests and meeting their needs.

CanadianBookseller Magazine

Eight times a year members and subscribers receive their own trade magazine full of news, reviews, updates and analysis of the book industry for as little as $24.00 per/year. Regular CanadianBookseller columns include:

– Viewpoint, an opinion piece focused on an area of industry controversy or importance.

– Profile, interviews with some of the book world’s visionaries and creators.

– Reading Ahead, an exploration of the impact of new technology on today’s bookselling market.

– Afterwords, final thoughts from esteemed literary critic, George Fetherling.

For more information, please contact: editor@cbabook.org

To advertise in CanadianBooseller, please contact: adsales@cbabook.org

 

The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
ABPBC is a provincial association comprising BC-owned book publishing companies, is the largest regional affiliate of the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP). The Association works to support the long-term health and success of the Canadian-owned book publishing industry in British Columbia, to foster an environment in which our members will flourish and to expand an awareness of the value of books in people’s lives. http://www.books.bc.ca/

Contact information: By phone or fax at: Tel: (604) 684-0228 Fax: (604) 684-5788 or by mail or in person at Suite #107 – 100 West Pender Street,Vancouver, BC V6B 1R8

 

The Canadian Publishers’ Council
The CPC as Canada’s main English language book publishing trade association was founded in 1910 and represents the interests of publishing companies that publish books and other media for elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional and reference markets, the retail and library sectors. Members employ more than 2800 Canadians and collectively account for nearly three-quarters of all domestic sales of English-language books. Members spend over $50 million with Canadian-based book manufacturers and pay more than $25 million in royalties to Canada’s writers. http://www.pubcouncil.ca/home.htm

Browse through the list of BC publishers for addresses, submission guidelines and genres of publishing at their members page. http://www.books.bc.ca/members

 

The Association for the Export of Canadian Books
AECB was established in 1972 as a non-profit organization with a mandate to help Canadian publishers develop foreign markets and promote export sales of their books. It is an industry association that assists Canadian publishers by providing financial assistance and market intelligence. The Association is not an exporter or distributor.

http://www.aecb.org/Indexeng.html

 

The Writers Union of Canada
WUC was founded in 1973. The Writers’ Union of Canada is a national organization of professional writers of books for the general public. http://www.writersunion.ca/

 

The Federation of BC Writers
FBCW is a non-profit organization of professional and emerging writers, writing in all genres from every region of the province. http://www.bcwriters.com

The Federation of BC Writers

Suite 410, 119 Pender Street West -Vancouver, BC, V6B 1S5
(1 block north of the SkyTrain Stadium Station)

 

Independent Publishers Association of Canada
IPAC organization helps authors and small publishers get their books to print and in the hands of appreciative readers. We meet in Calgary on the last Saturday of each month, except June, July, August and September, at the Danish Canadian Club – 727 11th Ave S.W. – for breakfast, education, humour, and encouragement, from 8:30 a.m. – noon. We also have a Toronto chapter, which meets periodically. http://www.ipac-publishers.com/

Association of Canadian Publishers

Canadian Book Review Annual

Canadian Library Association

Science-fact-theory-hypothesis

Definitions key to discussions:

  • Fact: A fact is a statement that is true and can be proved with evidence.
  • Hypothesis: A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested by the scientific method. A hypothesis has not been tested.
  • Theory: Scientific theories are distinguished from hypotheses, which are empirically testable conjectures, and from scientific laws, which are descriptive accounts of how nature behaves under certain conditions. Theories have been rigorously tested and widely accepted by the scientific community who agree the theory best explains the observations or phenomenon we experience.
  • Scientific Method: The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.
  • Empirical Evidence: Empirical evidence is the knowledge received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and experimentation.
  • Reality: Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
  • Delusion: A delusion is a belief that is held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary.
  • Insanity: Insanity, craziness, or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.