[Candrama] Resources and a sale from Playwrights Canada Press

[Jessica Lewis]

Hello Canadian theatre academics,

I’m writing from Playwrights Canada Press with a list of resources for accessing our books for the coming term and some news. We’ve been getting questions from many of you so thought we’d send the answers out to everyone.

Our office in Toronto is closed but we’re working from home on getting new books out. Since our printers are closed, for the time being we’re releasing titles as ebook-first and will follow up with print editions when we’re able in the coming months. 

1. Electronic books

Hundreds of our plays are available as ebooks. You can find them on our website in both pdf and epub formats. If your school bookstore can’t order physical books for students, this is a good alternative.

Many ebook titles are also included in the Drama Online subscription platform. A subscription can be purchased by the library to make it available to your whole institution. In addition to a Playwrights Canada Press collection there are print and video collections from a number of international drama publishers. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/

Our ebooks are also now available via VitalSource, which provides rental options for textbooks. https://www.vitalsource.com/en-ca/

2. Print book bundles 

If you teach a course that uses three or more of our books, you can create a discounted book bundle for your students. Three or four books will garner 20% off, five or more will be 30% off.

Bundles are for print editions only and are only available to Canadian schools. 

These discounted rates are specifically for students who will buy the bundle of books on our website and have them shipped to their home. At this time, we unfortunately cannot guarantee order processing or shipping times but wanted to remind you of this option in case it works for your class. 

We require your bundle request to come in about a month before your course begins. Please fill out this form (https://playwrightscanada.wufoo.com/forms/course-bundle-request-form/) to start the process, or contact Jessica Lewis (jessica at playwrightscanada.com) with any questions.

3. Licensing for printed or digital coursepacks

If you would like to licence published material for use in a coursepack, permission is available through Access Copyright in Canada and the Copyright Clearance Center in the US. We strongly encourage schools and universities to take advantage of the services offered by those organizations. 

If you can’t find what you’re looking for through Access Copyright or the Copyright Clearance Centre please fill out this permission form (https://playwrightscanada.wufoo.com/forms/permission-request/) to put in a request with us.

We are lifting some of our normal restrictions to allow the use of ebooks on course software. If you’d like to do so please fill out the form above or contact Annie Gibson (annie at playwrightscanada.com) for more information.

4. New titles 

We are saddened that we cannot see everyone at the CATR and ATHE Conferences this spring, but would still love to tell you about our new books and what’s coming soon! Please visit these links to see everything that’s new and forthcoming:

https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/New-Releases
https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/Coming-Soon

You can also check out our catalogue PDFs here: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/Catalogues

If you would like a physical copy of the fall 2020 catalogue mailed to you once we’re back in the office, please request so here: https://playwrightscanada.wufoo.com/forms/m8ik3t10bcd2zc/ 

5. Subject categories

Looking for something with a specific theme? Maybe some inspiration for a new book to teach? Check out our subject category page! You can also search by casting there: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Subjects

6. Sale!

>From now until at least June 30th, everything on playwrightscanada.com is 25% off. Yes, everything. That includes forthcoming books, ebooks, and even the books we distribute from the US & UK!

7. Our blog

Have you checked out our blog? It features excerpts, interviews, and more, which could be helpful as a supplementary resource: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog

8. Keep up to date with us

Sign up for our monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/cb8bc89087a7/plcnenewslettersignup
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/playcanpress
Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PLCNP
Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/playcanpress

We are hoping to do a couple virtual spring launches, so keep your eyes peeled for more information in the coming months.

9. Lastly

Thank you for reaching the bottom of this email! If you ever would like to discuss resources, book suggestions, or opportunities, I am happy to hear from you! Just email me at jessica at playwrightscanada.com. You can also see more resources available for post-secondary educators here: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Resources/For-Post-Secondary-Educators

Thanks,
Jessica

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Jessica Lewis
Sales & Marketing Manager
Playwrights Canada Press
202-269 Richmond St. West
Toronto, ON M5V 1X1
416-703-0013 | playwrightscanada.com | @playcanpress