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BookNet Canada
August 2, 2017
Research & Analysis

Mid-year state of the nation: Canadian book publishing

BookNet Canada
August 2, 2017
Research & Analysis
Mid-year state of the nation: Canadian book publishing

Want to know how 2017 is shaping up in terms of book sales? We brought this information to you last year and we're back to do it again this year.

Tagged: canadian book market, book buying

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Ainsley Sparkes
July 28, 2017
Research & Analysis

Regional bestsellers: NL vs NT/NU and ON vs BC

Ainsley Sparkes
July 28, 2017
Research & Analysis
Regional bestsellers: NL vs NT/NU and ON vs BC

Continuing our analysis of bestselling books in Canada's provinces and territories, we compare juvenile titles in Newfoundland and Labrador and Northwest Territories/Nunavut and nature books in Ontario and British Columbia.

Tagged: bestsellers, regional bestsellers, canadian bestsellers

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Ainsley Sparkes
July 26, 2017
Research & Analysis

Canadians Reading Canadians 2017

Ainsley Sparkes
July 26, 2017
Research & Analysis
Canadians Reading Canadians 2017

To help celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, we're revisiting a study that was initially conducted in 2012 to see how Canadian book buyers’ perceptions and attitudes towards Canadian authors and subject matter had changed in the last five years.  

Tagged: research studies

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Ainsley Sparkes
July 24, 2017
BookNet News, Conferences & Events

PubFight 2017: What kind of player are you?

Ainsley Sparkes
July 24, 2017
BookNet News, Conferences & Events
PubFight 2017: What kind of player are you?

Answer the following personality questions and we’ll accurately predict your PubFight style. Do you plan every little detail or do you fly by the seat of your pants? We’ll tell you.

Tagged: pubfight

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Zalina Alvi
July 21, 2017
Podcasts

Podcast: The Canadian book industry 150 years later

Zalina Alvi
July 21, 2017
Podcasts
Podcast: The Canadian book industry 150 years later

To help celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, we sat down with Sue Carter, Editor-in-Chief at Quill & Quire, to discuss some of our recent research, what challenges are facing the book industry, what book buyers think of Canadian books, who the most well known Canadian author is, and lots more.

Tagged: canadian book market

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Kitty Yau
July 20, 2017
Research & Analysis

Regional bestsellers: MB vs PEI and YT vs SK

Kitty Yau
July 20, 2017
Research & Analysis
Regional bestsellers: MB vs PEI and YT vs SK

Continuing our analysis of bestselling books in Canada's provinces and territories, we compare sports books in Manitoba and PEI alongside biographies in Yukon and Saskatchewan.

Tagged: canadian bestsellers, regional bestsellers, sports

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Tim Middleton
July 18, 2017
BiblioShare, ONIX

Discovering Canada: 150 keywords

Tim Middleton
July 18, 2017
BiblioShare, ONIX
Discovering Canada: 150 keywords

Since some Canadians are celebrating 150 years of trying to define Canada as a nation, we challenged BiblioShare to discover the true essence of Canada the best way we know how: through keywords. Read on to see what we uncovered.

Tagged: keywords, canada 150, canadian contributors

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Ainsley Sparkes
July 13, 2017
Research & Analysis

Regional bestsellers: NB vs QC and AB vs NS

Ainsley Sparkes
July 13, 2017
Research & Analysis
Regional bestsellers: NB vs QC and AB vs NS

Continuing our series of regional bestsellers, we've paired up some provinces and territories to see what's selling in each, what's different, and what's the same.

Tagged: bestsellers, regional bestsellers, canadian bestsellers

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Ainsley Sparkes
July 11, 2017
BookNet News

Canada 150 Books, The Quiz

Ainsley Sparkes
July 11, 2017
BookNet News
Canada 150 Books, The Quiz

How much do you know about books in Canada? We've put together a quiz for Canada 150 to test your knowledge.

Tagged: quiz, canada 150

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Kitty Yau
July 10, 2017
Loan Stars, Awards

Loan Stars: Meet the award-winning Canadians

Kitty Yau
July 10, 2017
Loan Stars, Awards
Loan Stars: Meet the award-winning Canadians

We're highlighting Canadian titles that were selected as Loan Stars top picks before they went on to reach even great(er) heights.

Tagged: canada 150, canadian contributors

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