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Books in Canada wife of Adrian Stein, edited the journal. The Steins converted "Books in Canada" to a new format. Henighan suggests that it became more selective about what it chose to review, ignoring important works in favor of obscure academic books and lengthy opinion columns. Circulation dropped sharply. Early in 2000 the journal suspended publication. In 2001 Adrian Stein made a deal with Amazon.com, an online book retailer, which generated some controversy. Stein sold Amazon the electronic rights to old reviews, while Amazon provided cash and advertising to the journal, which resumed publishing in July 2001. With the new Amazon arrangement, print