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Jane Cooney
President

Jane founded Books for Business in 1991 based on 25 years of experience as a corporate librarian and business information specialist. In addition to her overall management responsibilities and knowledge of business literature Jane consults extensively in corporate and office library collections, services and marketing. Jane has a BA degree from Marianopolis College (Université de Montréal) and a BLS and MLS from the University of Toronto.

 
Carrie Isman
Store Manager
Carrie joined Books for Business in 2001 with senior management experience at two Canadian chain bookstores. Educated at Ryerson and Seneca College in journalism, business management and computer technology, Carrie is our chief buyer, and event co-coordinator supporting our busy schedule of corporate meetings, professional conferences and other special events.
 
Joshua Majonis

Joshua came to Books for Business after several years of book and gift purchasing at a national chain store. He has just completed a BA degree in psychology from York University, which he accomplished while working full time.

 
Brenda Bickram
Brenda is a former co-owner of a children’s toy and book store and is a graduate of Ryerson University’s Library Technician’s program. She applied her research skills at George Brown College in Toronto before getting into the retail and wholesale book business.
 
Greg Keen
Operations Manager
Britnell Books

Greg is a Britnell veteran, having worked for 28 years at the Albert Britnell Book Shop. Greg attended the Ontario College of Art and for many years had his own cabinet making and carpentry business. He now handles order fulfillment at our Britnell Book Wholesale Division which specializes in providing Canadian books to foreign markets.
Phone: 1-800-387-1417
 

Bill Rowcliffe
Client Services
Britnell Books
Bill has had years of experience in the publishing and web design world. He is a graduate in English from the University of Toronto and is currently enrolled in Ryerson’s Publishing Certificate program. Bill sources titles for both retail and wholesale clients of Britnells.
 
Linda Paris
Valentyna Yandulska
Accounts Department

Linda and Valentyna look after the accounting functions at our company. Valentyna is a newcomer to Canada from the Ukraine where she earned a degree in economics from the Kyiv Institute of Economics and worked in several accounting firms. Linda hails from London and is a graduate of Southlands College in Wimbledon and has a bookkeeping certificate from Sheridan College in Toronto. She has been working with us since 1999 . Please contact Linda or Valentyna with any questions about your accounts.

 
 
 

Books for Business opened in January of 1991 to provide authoritative business publications to the national and international business communities. Over the years we have built a reputation for expertise and flexibility by delivering a superior blend of products and services tailored to satisfy the unique needs of each of our clients.

Our clients are as diverse as the titles we sell. We support individual professionals, students, Fortune 500 companies, not for profits, educational institutions, the medical community and any one who needs credible business information quickly and cost effectively.

Please call us at 800-668-9372 (416-362-7822 in the Toronto area) for more information on:

  • Our inventory of 11,000 titles covering all areas of business including:
    • Management
    • Human resources
    • Training and coaching
    • Investments and finance
    • Sales and marketing
    • Economics and history
  • Global sourcing of hard-to-find titles and out of print books
  • On-site sales at your organization’s meetings, seminars and other events
  • Special assistance to book clubs
  • Expert advice on building your office library
  • One stop shopping with flexible billing and payment arrangements
  • Free newsletters and lists of the best books on many topics
  • Business information research services
  • Books for Business as an event venue