We’ve just released the first of three consumer studies that review the attitudes and behaviour of Canadian book buyers in 2013. The first in the series, The Canadian Book Consumer 2013: In-Depth Reader Profiles, concentrates on developing a more granular understanding of book consumers by genre, focusing on eleven of the top-selling fiction and non-fiction genres. Buyers of each genre have their own own distinct patterns and habits. In this post, we’ll take a look at the Self-Help category.
Checking Out Canadians
Kayla's Excel-lent Adventure
Ebook Sales and Pricing Trends
Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada
The latest study from BNC Research, The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2013, was released today. Check out our handy infographic for some interesting findings, or download the study to get the full picture of Canadian digital publishing today.
Canadian Readers by the Numbers
As part of BookNet’s research into the Canadian book buyer, we have been running a small survey of Canadians’ reading and leisure habits for the last 3 years. Where our book-buying research is focused on book buyers, this research is meant to focus more on how Canadians spend their leisure time and, more specifically, on how and when they are reading books (in any format). In this post, we’ll take a look at some of our findings.Smartphone Reading Is on the Rise
Smartphone users are used to reading on their phones: texts, tweets, emails, news, social media sites, blogs… but do they also read books?
As part of a two-year consumer study, BookNet Canada asked book buyers whether they read books on their phone and, if so, how frequently. This question was asked of over 1,000 book-buying Canadians per quarter from the beginning of 2012 up until the end of the third quarter of 2013.
Five New Year's Resolutions
On January 1st, certain New Year’s resolutions are always popular—eat better, exercise more, quit smoking (again), finally write that book—but the start of a new year is a great time for business-related resolutions, too. So if you’re looking to get more out of your book-related business, here are five resolutions that can help you start the year off right.
A Holiday Report from the Research Elves
Reading, Apps, and the Modern Kid
It has been years since Apple coined the phrase “There’s an app for that.” Now, as we head into the time of year when smartphones, tablets, and other app-using devices fly off the shelves, let’s look at which apps and devices are the most popular among Canadians.
As part of our recent study of reading trends among young people in Canada, Measuring Attitudes and Adoption of Digital Content for Kids and Teens, we asked a series of questions about app usage and attitude towards apps as they relate to reading.
