Editing Media of Canada (section)

===Books===
The first incident of printing in Canada came in 1752 with the Halifax Gazette. The history of the printed book is slightly different. In 1761, Anton Heinrich took over John Bushell's printing shop in Halifax. James Rivingston, a member of a family involved with bookselling and stationery in London, advertised a large stock of books and stationery for sale in Halifax. The first printing shop was established in 1764 by William Brown and Thomas Gilmore in Quebec. The earliest recorded [[almanac]] published in Canada was {{lang|fr|L'almanac de cabinet}}, printed by Brown and Gilmore in 1765.<ref>Fleming, Patricia. (2004). ''History of the Book in Canada''. University of Toronto Press. p. 25.</ref>

There are many who think that with the introduction of the Internet and e-reading, the printed book is on the decline for reasons of practicality; e-readers (such as the [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] and [[Kobo Inc.|Kobo]]) allow one to carry many books at once, are as portable as printed books, and provide instantaneous access to books (as opposed to having to search for printed books in a store). They can also be interactive, containing audio and image components and allowing readers to change font styles to suit their own preference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.successconsciousness.com/ebooks_benefits.htm |title=The Advantages and Benefits of Ebooks |publisher=Successconsciousness.com |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref>

Certain people{{Who|date=December 2011}} think that despite the introduction of [[e-books]], the printed book is not a dying medium. The death of the book was predicted with the advent of radio, then film, then with television, and more recently with the Internet. Because of its history of perseverance, some people have hope that it will survive despite the e-book's various advantages. More people around the world have access to books in printed form than to computers. Furthermore, it is generally accepted that reading off of a screen for long periods of time is less comfortable in the long run than reading print off of a page.<ref>{{cite web |author=JK Evanczuk |url=http://www.litdrift.com/2009/10/27/5-reasons-why-the-novel-is-not-a-dying-medium/ |title=5 Reasons Why the Novel Is Not A Dying Medium &#124; Lit Drift: Storytelling in the 21st Century |publisher=Lit Drift |date=2009-10-27 |access-date=2011-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128090953/http://www.litdrift.com/2009/10/27/5-reasons-why-the-novel-is-not-a-dying-medium/ |archive-date=2012-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For these reasons, whether or not the printed book is a dying medium in Canada can be debated either way; however, for now it seems that they are surviving and adapting (for example, through the use of more attractive graphics) despite such competition.

Canada is home to a robust book publishing industry that operates in both official languages.

'''English Language Publishers In Canada'''

* [[McClelland and Stewart]]
* which made its name in the 1970s as the leading publisher of English language [[Canadian literature]]. English Canada also has many smaller publishing houses, including [[Coach House Press]], [[the Porcupine's Quill]], [[House of Anansi]], [[Key Porter Books]], [[Hidden Brook Press]], and [[Douglas & McIntyre|Douglas & McIntyr]]
'''Foreign Publishers With Branches In Canada'''

* [[Coach House Press]], 
* [[the Porcupine's Quill]], [[House of Anansi]], [[Key Porter Books]], 
* [[Hidden Brook Press]] 
* [[Douglas & McIntyre|Douglas & McIntyr]]

Major francophone publishers in Quebec include Bibliothèque québécoise, Alire, Québec-Amérique, Éditions Guérin and Groupe Beauchemin. Several small francophone publishers also operate outside of Quebec, including [[Éditions Le Nordir]] and [[Prise de parole]].

Canada's largest English [[science fiction]] genre publisher is EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. EDGE now also owns the Tesseract Books imprint, which is well known for producing excellent Canadian speculative fiction.