Vernon R. Totanes
Full Name
Vernon R. Totanes
Bio
Vernon R. Totanes is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, specifically the Collaborative Program in Book History and Print Culture, where he is researching the history of the Filipino history book. He is a licensed librarian with a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of the Philippines, and owner of the blog Filipino Librarian.
Affiliation
University of Toronto
Country
Canada
Personal Statement About Topic
I thought of writing about Pierre Berton and his royalties because of the research I am doing on a popular Filipino historian and his royalties. I have since learned that while there are significant differences between Canadian and Philippine publishing practices, the dissatisfaction that authors express regarding publishers’ royalty reports is not uncommon.