While popular self-publishing platforms such as Amazon KDP and Apple Books offer convenience and global reach, they also come with significant limitations for Canadian authors

• Your book will not appear in Canada’s national bibliographic record or be preserved as part of the country’s literary heritage.
• You are often classified as an American author in bibliographic databases.
• Your book is not recognized as a Canadian publication.
• Your book is not readily available to libraries, institutions, and cultural programs.
• Distribution is often limited to online retail channels, without inclusion in wholesale or library networks that serve the Canadian market.

In short, self-publishing makes you a writer; publishing under a Canadian imprint makes you a recognized Canadian author.