Dangers in Self-Publishing

Dangers in Self-PublishingBy Dale Youngman This article was originally written to authors and was published in the May 2015 edition of FellowScript.Never before has it been so easy to enter the market and have your work available to the public. The entire communication industry is going through massive changes affecting both business models and marketing […]

Dinosaur Murt Book Signing Sept 23

Author Sheree Mckewen will be signing her book, Dinosaur Murt, at Northtown Indigo (9450 137th Avenue) on Saturday, September 23rd. Dinosaur Murt, as well as Sheree’s other work, can be purchased through the PageMaster bookstore. Instant SSL

Remembering – Dieppe Operation Jubilee exhibit dedicated

August 19, 1942 was a dark day in Canadian history and the Dieppe raid a great loss. As Malcolm Bisset dug into the records of his uncle Roy (gunner on Bluebell) he became caught up in the story. Ensuring his uncle and others with him at the Dieppe Raid are remembered, became a passion.Gathering photos […]

Dinosaur Murt Book Launch with Sheree McKewen

Sheree McKewen’s second book, Dinosaur Murt – Memory Valley launch was celebrated Saturday, June 17 at the ACT centre in Edmonton’s Rundle Park. For the kids, drafts of the illustrations were available to color. Pith helmets marked the adventure and face painting and plenty of dinosaurs were part of the celebrations.  In Memory Valley, Murt […]

PageMaster Publishing store online with 678 products

The new PageMaster Publishing store is live on-line and supports artists as well as authors. With 678 products now on-line, PageMasterPublishing.ca is a key part of our goal of assisting 5,000 Canadian creatives to successfully publish before 2025. In late 2016 we began signing artists to make their work available as prints to add to the […]

Closing out 2016

Another year is almost done. A significant achievement has been the preparation of our new store at PageMaster Publishing. We are launching with a core group of artists and offering prints and canvas. Our bookstore at ShopPagemaster.ca will be rolled in later in January. The tradition of closing between Christmas and New Year’s Day continues. […]

Adding capacity: Black printer for economical 6×9 books installed

On February 9, 2016 our print room shrunk a bit as a new black was installed. Adding 13×19 capacity in a black printer brings efficient printing for 6×9 books as we are seeing more demand in this size.  With a duty cycle of a million pages per month the 8100 provides plenty of capacity for your […]

Holiday Hours

PageMaster will be closing for the holiday season from 5:30 Wednesday, December 23rd and re-opening Monday, January 4th at 8:45. We will monitor and fulfill on-line orders over the break. Thanks to all our clients, both old and new. We wish you a season of connection and rejuvenation and look forward to meeting your publication […]

The roll story – mammoth paper for comic challenge

A mammoth comic requires really big paper. Happy Harbor Comics owner Jay Bardyla was picking up an order in late September when he mentioned he was looking for some huge paper. He wanted to do a mammoth comic pushing Guinness records as part of the Royal Alberta Museum 48 hour closing party. The problem was […]

Sari on the Snow launched

Shashi Kaila’s Sari on the Snow launched to a standing-room only crowd at the Strathcona Seniors Centre today. This is the story of a couple from India making a home in northern Alberta in the ’60s. It is a story of community and challenge, adjustment and courage. Stories like this broaden our vision and create […]