The most popular reason Canadian book buyers choose a particular store or website for their purchase is convenience, followed closely by selection, price, and then availability, according to new research from BookNet Canada.
Library users are book buyers
The majority of Canadian readers seek out diverse books
Juvenile & YA dominate English and French Canadian book markets
Canadian library staff choose the top new books for young readers
Print book sales remain flat between 2017 and 2018
Fantasy and sci-fi are most popular with audiobook listeners
Instagram, Snapchat on the rise among Canadian book buyers
Audiobooks up slightly in first half of 2018
Canadian audio production on the rise
Equinox and BookNet Canada announce integration with Evergreen ILS
As part of their ongoing support of public libraries, Equinox and BookNet Canada are pleased to announce their collaboration in generating an export script for libraries using Evergreen ILS. This new feature provides simple access to collections management features from BookNet Canada to libraries utilizing Evergreen.
Best of ebook design earns developer $2,500 from Rakuten Kobo
Poetry sales increase again in 2017
Print book sales declined in 2017
Canada's largest publishing event to focus on inclusion, digital divide, accessibility
Smartphone reading on the rise
Ebooks, online shopping see gains in first half of 2017
Digital revenue on the rise amid declining ebook sales
Ebook developer takes home $2,500 prize from Rakuten Kobo
Print poetry sales grew by 79% in 2016
The number of print Poetry books sold in Canada in 2016 grew 79% over the previous year, the largest jump of any subject category in that timeframe. While this is largely due to the success of Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's debut collection, Milk and Honey, the subject has been seeing incremental gains over the last few years.