{"id":7566,"date":"2021-03-22T22:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T05:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crbc946376964.wpcomstaging.com\/?page_id=7566"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:38:07","slug":"book-publishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/sector\/book-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7566\" class=\"elementor elementor-7566\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0610982 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0610982\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e8c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6e8c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>About British Columbia&#8217;s Book Publishing Industry<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd94637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd94637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">British Columbia has a vibrant and diverse book publishing ecosystem supported by 28 Canadian owned publishers represented by Books BC, spanning award-winning literary presses to established trade houses. This fully independent industry plays a central role in bringing B.C.\u2019s stories to national and global audiences, supported by a wider network of more than 270 publishing-related businesses, from editors and designers to printers and distributors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Book publishing encompasses the creation, production, and distribution of written works across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children&#8217;s literature, and educational content. This includes trade books, literary works, cookbooks, regional titles, and Indigenous storytelling.\u00a0From award<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2011<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">winning poetry collections to internationally distributed children&#8217;s books, B.C. publishers amplify local and Indigenous voices and bring a rich diversity of stories to readers everywhere.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B.C.&#8217;s strength lies not only in its editorial excellence but in its network of publishing professionals, editors, designers, marketers, and literary agents, who champion culturally significant works of B.C.\u2019s writers and illustrators.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34396f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c34396f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8a453 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e8a453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3763f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f3763f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-1536x1081.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-1536x1081.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-1080x760.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-1200x845.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-1280x901.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-980x690.jpg 980w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero-480x338.jpg 480w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Books_UpstartCrow_LisaEscudero.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Upstart and Crow<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b8750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95b8750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-10356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp-1080x608.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp-980x551.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Books_OrcaBookPublishers_YouHoldMeUp-480x270.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">You Hold Me Up, Orca Book Publishers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d848a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d848a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cf6aa e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1cf6aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c839cf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c839cf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"\/sector\/research-reports\/ciera\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebd996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ebd996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIERA\u2122 | Creative Industries Economic Results Assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d72f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d72f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bringing public datasets into our story<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7298c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7298c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"\/funding-programs\/book-publishing\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b9c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60b9c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View Creative BC funding programs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28decb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"28decb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040642b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"040642b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Recent Impacts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0eb84 elementor-button-link elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc0eb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/sector\/research-reports\/ciera\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CIERA\u2122 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572fe9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"572fe9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04736a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04736a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4347200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4347200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">$46M<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169d182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169d182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Total GDP in B.C.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd6309 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fd6309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5c849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a5c849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">$51M<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cfcaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cfcaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Direct Output in B.C.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5adddb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5adddb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e738f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6e738f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">532<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d721d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d721d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Total Jobs*<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8721e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e8721e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5449e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5449e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">790<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb43b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb43b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Est. People<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029fcd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"029fcd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f122512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f122512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What Changed This Year\u00a0<\/h5><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Estimated 2024 numbers for books ($46M in Total GDP and 532 Total Jobs) indicate the industry is maintaining stability, as GDP and jobs numbers are similar in each of the past five years (1.5% CAGR for GDP, 0.8% for jobs, since 2015).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Source: CIERA\u2122, 2024e).<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a323a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a323a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">Why This Matters<\/span><\/span><\/h5><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">The book publishing industry preserves and amplifies B.C.&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">independent\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">cultural voice, sustaining literary ecosystems, championing Indigenous and regional stories, and ensuring local narratives reach global audiences through a medium that fosters critical thought, community connection, and cultural continuity.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW119889484 BCX0\">Learn more in the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">Books<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW119889484 BCX0\">BC\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW119889484 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/bf4b9e1d4afbc947c88378db3\/files\/c4e718c9-d704-dd38-a7de-1469db22b54a\/Books_BC_Industry_Study__Steps_to_a_Sustainable_Future_Aug2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Steps to a Sustainable Future<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">report<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119889484 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffccaf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffccaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>More Information on CIERA<span class=\"TextRun SCXW179638549 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179638549 BCX0\">\u2122 and Sector Counts<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef506da elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ef506da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2500\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2500\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The Book Publishing Industry Mapped Across the Sector Value Chain <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2500\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb2364 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bb2364\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2500\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58244dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58244dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815040b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"815040b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_6\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_11 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_single\"><div id=\"the-book-publishing-industry-mapped-across-the-sector-value-chain\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_1 et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_open\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span data-teams=\"true\">CIERA\u2122 maps business activity classified by Statistics Canada through what is known as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These NAICS codes are attributed in full or in part to a three-part sector value chain: Creation &gt; Production &gt; Sales + Distribution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Some of the \u201cculture industries\u201d as defined by Statistics Canada contribute to more than one creative industry, therefore these NAICS cannot easily be attributed to a single creative industry, nor can their business activities be proportionally allocated. In these cases, their economic contributions have been aggregated into CIERA\u2122\u2019s Multi-Creative Industry figures. Outlined bullets below are Multi-Creative Industry Services that do contribute to some extent to this value chain. See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/sector\/multi-creative-industry-services\/\">Multi-Creative Industry Services<\/a>\u00a0impacts.<\/p><p><span class=\"ui-provider crj crk c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t crl crm w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">See full annual CIERA\u2122 tables and multiple years of data\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/sector\/research-reports\/ciera\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58682 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Value-Chain_Book-Publishing.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 9278px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Value-Chain_Book-Publishing.png 9278w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Value-Chain_Book-Publishing-1280x218.png 1280w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Value-Chain_Book-Publishing-980x167.png 980w, https:\/\/creativebc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Value-Chain_Book-Publishing-480x82.png 480w\" alt=\"\" width=\"9278\" height=\"1580\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2501\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2501\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> A Note on Total Jobs and People <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2501\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58daeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e58daeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2501\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff7980 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aff7980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bbf82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98bbf82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">The Total Jobs figure is the sum of direct,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">indirect<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">\u00a0and induced\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW129099462 BCX0\">numbers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">\u00a0and it\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">represents<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">\u00a0traditional FTE and PT equivalent jobs. It\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">represents<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">\u00a0work, but not workers, and currently has limited ability to measure gig work. It must be noted that the creative industries include many people with gig work that is not easily assessed using this traditional measurement approach model. The estimated People figure measures hours worked in terms of positions, not the number of individual people working or sharing those positions. Because work in the creative industries is freelance and project-based, this\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">methodology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129099462 BCX0\">\u00a0to measure estimated People is a proxy and may underestimate the total number of workers in the creative sector.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW129099462 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:1440}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2502\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2502\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Sector Counts <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2502\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af95926 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af95926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2502\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30084e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30084e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2a99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2a99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The total number of companies in B.C. is informed by various data sources, including industry submissions, coordinated manual and automated outreach, and comprehensive research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea04d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dea04d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d846349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d846349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ecosystem<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec32ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"5ec32ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9930\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9930\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Associations + Communities <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9930\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abaf2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5abaf2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9930\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cd43c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1cd43c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94aec05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94aec05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.bc.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Books BC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e Association of Book Publishers of BC (Books BC) is a trade association, founded in 1974, whose aims are to foster an environment in which members will flourish and to expand an awareness of the value of books in all lives. The organization is a regional affiliate of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/publishers.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Association of Canadian Publishers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cibabooks.ca\/about-CIBA\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CIBA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Founded in 2020, the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (CIBA) offers programs and services to Canadian independent booksellers and advocates to support the strengthening of independent bookselling.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:220}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9931\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9931\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Resources <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9931\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3615749 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3615749\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9931\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2eed36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2eed36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376f1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"376f1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readlocalbc.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read Local BC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Launched in 2015 by the Association of Book Publishers of BC, Read Local BC is a project that celebrates the vibrant community of authors, publishers, bookstores, and libraries that make up our province\u2019s literary landscape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbookworld.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BC\u00a0Bookworld<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0BC\u00a0Bookworld\u00a0is British Columbia\u2019s author and publishing newspaper. Since 1987, the publication has been published four times per year, as Canada\u2019s largest-circulation independent publication about literature.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:220}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The newspaper is available via more than 675 non-virtual distributors or by subscription.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcbookworld.com\/bc-bookworld-archive\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">View BC\u00a0Bookworld\u00a0issues online here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:220}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9932\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9932\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Funding <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9932\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7fc44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce7fc44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9932\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdbeba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bdbeba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfe4fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bfe4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creativebc.com\/funding-programs\/book-publishing-programs\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creative BC Funding Programs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativebcs.com\/funding-program\/book-publishing-programs\/book-publishers-market-fund\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Book Publishers Market Fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0provides financial support for B.C. book publishers to attend select book fairs,\u00a0conferences\u00a0and events for the purpose of promoting their publishing catalogue in both foreign and domestic markets, expanding business opportunities through foreign and subsidiary rights sales as well as supporting the development of marketing materials and\/or campaigns.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/taxes\/income-taxes\/corporate\/credits\/book-publishing\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Book Publishing Tax Credit<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The book publishing tax credit program applies to book publishing corporations that carry out business primarily in B.C. Eligible book publishers may receive a credit of up to 90% of the base amount of Support for Publishers contributions received in the tax year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/canadian-heritage\/services\/funding\/book-fund.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Canada Book Fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0The Canada Book Fund (CBF) ensures access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books nationally and internationally, by fostering a strong book industry that publishes and markets Canadian-authored books.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visit Books\u00a0BC\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.books.bc.ca\/initiatives\/programs\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for up-to-date funding available to book publishers in B.C.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9933\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9933\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Education and Careers <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9933\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086f4e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"086f4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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