The long-running book-of-the-month club Doubleday Canada and DVD and CD mail-order service Columbia House Canada have gone under.
Reports indicate that Doubleday and Columbia House, known as DB Media Distribution, shut down after declaring bankruptcy last week.
DB Media had been in business in Canada for more than 70 years and had been one of the largest direct marketers in the country.
Its music and DVD arm, Columbia House Canada, and book arm, Doubleday Canada, offered members heavily discounted products if they signed up for a subscription.
DB Media was part of the N.Y.-based Direct Brands, Inc., whose brands include BookScene.ca, HealthHarmony.ca, and CHCanada.com.
Random House Canada, which runs the similarly named Doubleday Canada Publishing Group, distanced itself from the news, saying there was no connection its operations.
