For the second year in a row, unit sales in the Poetry category increased significantly, thanks in no small part to Canadian poet Rupi Kaur.
Print book sales declined in 2017
Smartphone reading on the rise
Ebooks, online shopping see gains in first half of 2017
Print poetry sales grew by 79% in 2016
The number of print Poetry books sold in Canada in 2016 grew 79% over the previous year, the largest jump of any subject category in that timeframe. While this is largely due to the success of Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's debut collection, Milk and Honey, the subject has been seeing incremental gains over the last few years.
Online shopping and paperbacks see gains in 2016
Canadian print book market holding steady in 2016
Adult colouring books provide boost for Non-Fiction in 2015
The overall print book market in Canada remained relatively steady in 2015, with a 0.8% increase in units sold (52.6 million) and a 1.6% increase in value ($983.4 million) over last year. While fiction saw unit sales fall by 0.9% (accompanied by a 3.5% increase in value), non-fiction books saw unit sales increase by 5.5% and overall value rose by 2.8%.
