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bfisher · 07-30-2014, 08:05 PM

Thanks, Barcey, that was very interesting.

I'm not surprised that there would be a Quebec pricing model. Quebec is distinct. Anything to do with culture is a very hot-button issue there and Quebecois are very protective of their culture and very big on promoting it.

Quebec has a big homegrown film sector, films for Quebecois written, directed, acted, filmed, and screened by Quebecois. The biggest grossing Canadian-made films are Quebec films, although the population of Quebec is about 22% of the population of Canada. Hollywood has a much lower market share in Quebec than in TROC (The Rest Of Canada).

A similiar situation exists for books in Quebec. More detail here: (http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1290026005970/1290026005972) or Google "The Book Market in Quebec"

I wouldn't be surprised if the big publishing houses made special agreements in Quebec to try to maintain a toehold in the Quebec market.

07-30-2014, 08:05 PM	#8
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Thanks, Barcey, that was very interesting. I'm not surprised that there would be a Quebec pricing model. Quebec is distinct. Anything to do with culture is a very hot-button issue there and Quebecois are very protective of their culture and very big on promoting it. Quebec has a big homegrown film sector, films for Quebecois written, directed, acted, filmed, and screened by Quebecois. The biggest grossing Canadian-made films are Quebec films, although the population of Quebec is about 22% of the population of Canada. Hollywood has a much lower market share in Quebec than in TROC (The Rest Of Canada). A similiar situation exists for books in Quebec. More detail here: (http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1290026005970/1290026005972) or Google "The Book Market in Quebec" I wouldn't be surprised if the big publishing houses made special agreements in Quebec to try to maintain a toehold in the Quebec market.