In the spirit of a little healthy competition between book-loving countries, we wanted to see how Canadian reading habits stacked up to our neighbours in the US. We brushed off BookNet's Canadian Leisure Time Study to do a quick comparison.
End rumour and innuendo: complete the Bibliographic Surveys
Retailers and libraries come to us and ask: "what can publishers give us to display their books?" The 49th Shelf staff sidle up and whisper: "do you know where we can get PDF chapters?" And then there are dates! What dates do you want to see, retailers? What dates can you supply, publishers?
BookNet Canada wants to know. We need to know to help you publish, distribute, sell, or loan books more effectively. Read on to learn how you can make a huge contribution.
Go Jays Go!
Infographic: Introducing the Canadian book buyer
Our awesome intern has combed through our new free report The Canadian Book Buyer 2015 and used some of those results to create this beautiful fall coloured infographic. Check it out for an overview of today’s book buyers: who they are, where and how they’re making their purchases, and what they’re buying.
Read an eBook Day: Celebrate with 5 facts about ebooks in Canada
Ask A Reader - Do Canadian book-buying habits differ by region?
Secrets of grownup colouring revealed!
How do Canadians love adult colouring books? We have counted the ways.
A couple of weeks ago, we shared a blog post all about the recent uptick in colouring books for grownups, along with a quick poll to find out who’s buying these books and why. Now that the poll is closed, we can dig our greedy fingers into the data and finally get some answers.
