Ahead of this year’s provincial budget, the ABPBC has submitted a briefing on the “Impact of Supply Chain Pressures on BC Book Publishers” and proposed a possible subsidy to alleviate the financial impact. Details of the briefing in addition to the full text can be found below.
Originally submitted: November 25, 2022
Follow-up: February 16, 2023
Topic: Impact of Supply Chain Pressures on BC Book Publishers
Prepared for: Hon. Lana Popham, Minister of Citizens’ Services and Tourism, Arts and Culture
Submitted by: Matea Kulic, Executive Director, Association of Book Publishers of BC (ABPBC) & Don Gorman, Chair, Association of Book Publishers of BC (ABPBC)
Overview: The pandemic and its aftermath have exposed some glaring issues with the global supply chain and with logistics and systems that affect book publishing. Chief among these are printing, shipping, and distribution. All publishers are impacted by these challenges, whether they selfdistribute or are part of a larger distribution group. Paper costs, in particular, have increased and continue to increase exponentially. The ABPBC calls on government to assist the BC publishing industry in facing these extraordinary cost pressures by implementing a subsidy to assist publishers in meeting these challenges.
The full brief and subsidy proposal can be found here:Â ABPBC Supply Chain Challenges Briefing Note & Subsidy Proposal