Amazon hurt them. The lockdown hurt them. Now there’s a painful loss in court. Canada’s book biz — authors, publishers, retailers — is hunting for a new business model

If there were ever a perfect storm for the publishing industry in Canada, this is it. Bricks-and-mortar stores have shut down, leaving booksellers, large and small, scrambling to do business online; they're beginning to send unsold books back to publishers, putting pressure on their bottom line; and a legal decision has come down that affects publishers and writers struggling to get paid for the works that educators are so desperate to use right now.