If you’ve ever wanted to know more about readers and what makes them tick, this is your moment, friend.
Every three months, we survey 400 Canadians about how they find, purchase, and read books and ebooks. Those responses make up our annual Canadian Book Consumer research reports. Now it’s your turn to get answers for those burning questions you want to ask your fellow book lovers.
What percentage of publishers’ backlist titles are now available digitally? Are more publishers experimenting with bundling print books and ebooks? How do publishers feel about enhanced ebooks and apps?
Learn more about the size and scope of Canada’s digital publishing programs in our latest infographic.
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’re investigating sales trends and the bestselling poetry of 2014.
While popular culture and data on recurring poetry bestsellers suggest that we privilege poetry of another time, we make a case for contemporary poets writing powerful poetry that should be read by all Canadians.
What sets a Cookbook buyer apart from other book buyers? What is their… secret ingredient, you might say?
In our last infographic of the year, we extract buying patterns from our In-Depth Reader Profiles to whip up this picture of the Average Cookbuyer Buyer.
Where does the average Romance book buyer purchase books? How do they discover them? Do they prefer print or e-readers? What turns them on? (Okay, we didn’t ask that last one. But the rest are true.)
In this latest, sultry infographic from our In-Depth Reader Profiles, we take an intimate look at the average Canadian who purchases Romance books.
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.
