It’s like a ghost that continues to haunt us. Almost three years ago our company’s Prairie Books department ceased to exist.
Some titles were sold to Douglas & McIntyre in Vancouver, other books were relegated to dusty bookshelves and sold no more. However, letters continue to arrive from people wishing to purchase, proofread or write books.
Last fall when we revived the old Prairie Books phone number we once had in this building, phone calls for the former book division came that same day.
Where do people get the impression our book company still exists, despite no marketing efforts and no phone line for years? Perhaps from old ads or sometimes books or magazines promoting writing or job markets that continue to publish outdated information.
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If people wish to buy any of the old Prairie Book titles still in print, please write to: Douglas & McIntyre, 1615 Venables St., Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2H1 or phone 1-800-667-6902.
Perhaps people have noticed ads for books sold through the “Western Producer Mail Market” – what is that?
Books are no longer published here, but Bruce Dyck with our Editorial Services department said he keeps an eye out for books he thinks our readers might be interested in.
He then arranges with the books’ publishers to make them available to our readers. (The Western Producer receives a commission on each sale.) These books range in subject, and popular titles include The Day Niagara Falls Ran Dry, Sinbuster from Smoky Burn, Pennies and Minutes Cookbook, the 1994 Old Farmers Almanac, and the Prairie Farm Account Book.
People wishing to receive a list of the books available can contact Bruce at: Western Producer Mail Market, P.O. Box 2500, Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 2C4
