Canadian Scholars has more than 35 years of experience providing instructors and students in higher education with books, supplementary materials, and custom coursebooks of outstanding quality and value.
We provide a unique and independent voice for a wide range of academic and political perspectives that may not be heard within a large multinational or university press. We pride ourselves on publishing books that make a genuine and lasting contribution to the evolution of a wide variety of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Women’s Press
Founded in 1972, Women’s Press has played an integral role in the proliferation of feminist writing in Canada. Committed to conserving a space in higher education devoted to gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, we pride ourselves on the quality of our authors and our contributions to the field of feminist scholarship.
Environmental, economic, and social sustainability are important values at Canadian Scholars. We are committed to minimizing paper, ink, and impact on the environment.
Canadian Scholars is also committed to meeting our current economic and social needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
“Canadian Scholars has always been a friend to me. A solid publication record with titles both informative and provocative has made it easy to adopt Canadian Scholars books for courses over the years. Better still, Canadian Scholars is small enough to provide prompt and courteous service when book orders or desk copies need to be rushed through by ‘yesterday.’ Best of all, I’ve enjoyed dealing with sales associates and book representatives who have proven unfailingly helpful and friendly.”
Augie Fleras
Department of Sociology and Legal Studies University of Waterloo
“I’ve been thrilled with the service and products at Canadian Scholars—they’ve become indispensable to my teaching.”
Ilya Parkins
Gender and Women’s Studies University of British Columbia (Okanagan)
“As a post-secondary teacher first and foremost, I am heartened to have found a publisher with such dedication to providing quality teaching materials to Canadian students and their teachers.”
Ted Glenn
Professor and Program Coordinator of Public Administration Humber College
All our eBooks are DRM protected and can only be read through the RedShelf Reader or RedShelf App.
RedShelf Reader offers on and offline access, text-to-speech, study tools, and more. It will save your notes, highlighting, study tools, and synchronize your account across devices, however:
eBooks cannot be downloaded to your device or desktop outside of the RedShelf Reader or to other eReading apps
eBooks cannot be printed in full
To learn more about our digital products please view our ebooks FAQ page.
What is a Reflowable ebook?
Reflowable eTextbooks respond to the size of the device they are viewed on, much like a typical website. This causes them to look different from a traditional book. They may also contain embedded audio, video, or interactive components in addition to the RedShelf Reader’s standard study tools.
What is a Fixed Layout eBook?
A fixed layout eTextbook maintains the look and the feel of a printed textbook. The text is fixed, and the screen size determines the size of the text. These eTextbooks work best on large-screen devices and do not contain any embedded media or interactive content.
