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Indigo Books & Music

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Indigo Books & Music Inc. operates as a book retailer in Canada. The company operates chapters.indigo.ca, an e-commerce retail destination, which sells books, videos, DVDs, music, and toys; and shortcovers.com, a digital destination offering online and mobile service that provides instant access to various books, articles, and blogs. As of March 29, 2009, the company operated a chain of retail bookstores, including 90 superstores under the Chapters, Indigo, and World’s Biggest Bookstore names; 155 small format stores under the Coles, Indigo, Indigospirit, SmithBooks, and The Book Company banners; and 2 concept stores under the Pistachio banner. The company also has a 50% interest in Calendar Club of Canada Limited Partnership (Calendar Club), which operates seasonal kiosks and year-round stores in shopping malls across Canada. In February 2009, Indigo launched Shortcovers (www.shortcovers.com), a new digital destination offering online and mobile service that provides instant access to books, articles and blogs. History Indigo Books & Music Inc. was founded in 1940.

Milestones

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  Indigo Books & Music added Jim McGill as CFO.
  Posted 12/15/09 at 8:43pm
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  Indigo Books & Music added Heather M. Reisman as Chairman & CEO.
  Posted 12/15/09 at 8:43pm
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  Indigo Books & Music invested in Kobo. (3/9/11)
  Posted 3/8/11 at 9:05pm via techcrunch.com
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  Indigo Books & Music invested in Kobo. (12/15/09)
  Posted 12/15/09 at 8:46pm via paidcontent.org
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  Went public with stock symbol IDG.
  Posted 12/15/09 at 8:43pm

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Uploaded: 12/16/09

Stock Price

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1. In The Search For New Distribution Partners, E-Book Retailer Kobo Raises More Funding (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. New eBook Service Kobo Launches, Raises $16 Million From Borders, Others (paidcontent.org) [edit]