On June 18, BookNet hosted the brilliant Chris Saynor, Standards Editor at EDItEUR, and Tim Devenport, Executive Director of the International ISNI agency, for a presentation originally planned for Tech Forum 2020. Chris and Tim gave an introduction to the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) and answered viewers' burning questions. Do you know how to distinguish between Victor Hugo the writer and Victor Hugo the salsa musician? How does Margaret Attwood the Human resources specialist and author distinguish herself from Margaret Atwood the Canadian author? In this webinar for standards wonks and new fans alike, Chris and Tim share all.
Want to continue your contributor education? Noah Genner’s blog post on Canadian contributors can act as your post-meal palate cleanser!
Annie Gibson talks to us about an unexpected entanglement between Heated Rivalry breakout star Hudson Williams and Playwrights Canada Press’ Yaga.
How much are Canadian book buyers willing to pay for books, how Canadian book buyers are spending their money, and the value they attribute to books.
This new Application Note tackles what Executive Director Graham Bell calls "one of the trickier aspects of ONIX".
Celebrate 10 years of Loan Stars and get a glimpse of the key numbers to note from the 177 top 10 lists we’ve shared!
Sales and library circulation data of Juvenile Fiction titles during the the first quarter of 2026.
This free report looks at how Canadians are spending their leisure time and the behaviours of Canadian readers in 2025.
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Listen in as we give you some of the highlights from our forthcoming report, Canadian Leisure & Reading Study 2025.


This blog post outlines strategies for streamlining ONIX creation, maintenance, and distribution.