Introduction: OEuvrer ensemble. Les rouages collectifs dans la chaîne du livre.

In the introduction to this special issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada, Karol'Ann Boivin and Mylène Fréchette underscore the limited visibility of book supply chain intermediaries in the public sphere. As these intermediaries become more and more interesting to researchers, we must take their relative erasure from the public imagination into account. Who are these unsung heroes? What is the scope of their impact on the book as an object, and how do their actions fit in with those of other intermediaries within the book supply chain? These are the questions that guided this special issue, which focuses on the nature of collective action in the world of literature. In closing, they introduce the three articles featured in the special edition, penned by Mylène Fréchette herself, Philippe Rioux, and Maxime Bolduc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]