Why were French literary works from New France published in France rather than in the colony?

During the period of French rule in New France (1535–1763), literary works were published in France rather than in the colony because there was no printing press available in New France at that time. A printing press was not established in the colony until after the transition to British control.1

Consequently, the substantial body of colonial literature produced during this era—which included exploration accounts, official reports, missionary annals, and historical narratives—was intended for a European audience and required publication in France. While the colony possessed a rich oral literature consisting of folk songs and legends, written works were reliant on the infrastructure of the mother country until the post-conquest period, when journalism and newspapers began to facilitate local literary expression.12