The State of Publishing in Canada Archive

The seventh edition of BookNet Canada’s State of Publishing industry study provides a comprehensive overview of the Canadian English-language publishing landscape. It surveys Canadian-based publishers of all sizes and explores publishers' operations and staffing; revenue and sales; distribution; format-specific publishing programs; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide a snapshot of the industry as of 2021.

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Blog post:

• Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2021

Read the previous State of Publishing reports (Prior to 2019, The State of Digital Publishing reports focused on Canadian publishers and their digital publishing programs.):

• The State of Publishing in Canada 2019

• The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2017

• The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2016

• The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2015

• The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2014

• The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2013

Blog posts:

• Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2019

• Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2017

• Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2016

• Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2015

• Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2014