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Originally Posted by Kipper is King

You are right. Chapters/Indigo is a Canadian bookstore that buys from Canadian publishers. They do not import books from the States like those that are able to match on par are often doing. Chapters is supporting the Canadian economy that way.

Also, as you alluded to, the prices for books are established by the publishers, not the bookstores. The contracts for buying books are often established months or years in advance- back when the Canadian dollar was down.

Even now, though- you start to see an adjustment. A book that sold for $35 in store six months ago might cost $30 now.

Lastly, if you take a look at many of the bestsellers they have, you'll notice they are 30% or 40% off. This results in those books often being cheaper than the US prices.

Trust me, they are trying to be more assertive when negotiating new contacts. But they can't drive themselves out of business by dropping down to par. It's not feasible, especially without importing from the States.

Thank you for getting it