Our research intern Sarah Lye shares the highs and hurdles of her last few months at BookNet and how they’ve changed her forever. Take it away, Sarah!
This experience I’ve had as the BookNet intern has been wonderful in many ways: geeky, friendly, professional, and full of networking goodness. I feel lucky to have been given the opportunity and want to share with you how some of the things I’ve done and learned are going to change me forever.
In this infographic, we take a look at the average Canadian who purchases Business books.
Tim Middleton—BookNet’s Project Manager, Retail Liaison, and Official Halloween Candy Supplier—took to the streets on October 30th to take part in Toronto’s first annual Startup Open House. And of course, we never let Tim take a field trip without reporting back on his findings…
Backlist is one of the foundations of the publishing industry. Books that sell reliably year after year might not be new and exciting, but they are a sure bet for booksellers’ shelves.
So what are these faithful favourites that show strong and steady sales long after their publication date? Which titles are the most reliable for retailers to keep in stock? That’s the subject of BookNet’s latest study, Perennial Bestsellers: The Most Reliable Books to Stock by Category, 2010–2013.
It was a dark and stormy night. A wolf howled in the distance. A hooded figure curled up in an armchair and opened a book…
If that book’s genre is Mystery, chances are that our reader is a woman. But how old is she? Where did she buy her book, and what format is she reading in? BookNet research followed the trail of clues (okay, we did the consumer research)…
BookNet Canada was recently in conversation with the Toronto Public Library about its use of CataList and online catalogues. One interesting point that came up was how the TPL needs online catalogue content earlier (especially from Canadian publishers) in order to facilitate their ordering process. Thanks to Valerie Casselman, Senior Collections Specialist, Adult Content, for contributing this guest post.
BookNet Canada is a non-profit organization that develops technology, standards, and education to serve the Canadian book industry. Founded in 2002 to address systemic challenges in the industry, BookNet Canada supports publishing companies, booksellers, wholesalers, distributors, sales agents, industry associations, literary agents, media, and libraries across the country.
