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Reference books for writing and editing

Whether you're in journalism, communications, publishing or public relations, the writing and editing guides from The Canadian Press help you ensure accuracy and consistency by following the standards set by Canada’s national news agency. They are the bibles consulted by our journalists as they provide thousands of words of copy each day to newspapers, broadcasters and Internet sites. Plus, you can read the latest issues of the Copy Talk newsletter from the editor of The Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling.

Much-anticipated online version of The Canadian Press Stylebook and Caps and Spelling now available!

Subscribers to the online books will benefit from the:

  • Convenience of using their writing resource from anywhere they have Internet access.
  • Power of search tools that quickly scan both books for keywords and display relevant style entries or listings.
  • Flexibility of adding their personal notes, examples, custom style entries and commonly misspelled words to complement the existing books.
  • Speed of real-time updates and email notifications of all style changes or additional content made by the editor of the books.

onlinebooks_bothOnline Stylebook 
and Caps and Spelling
 

Patti Tasko, Editor
Available in English


Price for one user:
Only $6.25 per month!
Buy annual subsription ($75)

 

  Online Stylebook only
  Price for one user: 
  Approx. $4.00 per month!
  Buy annual subscription ($48.95)

  OR

  Online Caps and Spelling only
  Price for one user: 
  Less than $2.50 per month!
  Buy annual subscription ($28.95)

Hard-copy books

stylebook2008smallThe Canadian Press Stylebook 
A Canadian bestseller

15th edition - Our biggest and most thorough edition ever!
ISBN 9780920009420

Patti Tasko, Editor
Available in English

Price: $34.95
Buy Stylebook

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The Canadian Press
Caps and Spelling

19th edition 
Published Feb 2009
ISBN 9780920009444

Patti Tasko, Editor
Available in English

Price: $20.95 | Buy Caps and Spelling

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Guide de rédaction 
Award-winning book

Fifth edition
Published April 2006
ISBN 0920009360
C. Papineau, Editor

Available in French
Price: $32.95
Buy Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume pricing and shipping for hard-copy books
  STYLEBOOK CAPS AND SPELLING GUIDE DE RÉDACTION
  1-9 copies $34.95 $20.95 $32.95
  10-19 copies $32.95 $18.95 $30.95
  20-plus copies $28.95 $17.95 $26.95
  The Canadian Press 
  member papers
$26.00 $16.00 $26.00
  Bookstores $26.00 $16.00 $26.00
  Shipping


Orders within Canada usually arrive in two to four weeks from date of order. Orders within Canada for one to four books ship via Canada Post: $3.95 plus $1.95 per book. Orders within Canada for five or more books ship via Purolator: rates vary.  

  International orders
If you are located outside of Canada, please call 1-800-434-7578 or 416-507-2197 and our books department will quote the appropriate cost for international delivery.

 

Contact books department

  
  To buy our reference books or to inquire about the status of your order, please contact
  1-800-434-7578 or 416-507-2197 or stylebooks@thecanadianpress.com.

  You may also download and print the order form.pdf and mail it to us with your payment
  information.