Must-Watch, Must-Read: Book-to-Screen Adaptations in the Canadian Book Market 2022

Do book-to-screen adaptations really make a difference on the sales and library circulation of their source material?

This report aims to definitively answer this question. With data related to 30 television shows and 60 films adapted from books in 2020 and 2021, this study explores the influence of book-to-screen adaptations on both book sales and library circulation in Canada.

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