Toronto-based Kobo and Seattle’s Amazon are neck-and-neck in Canadian publishers’ use of ebook retailers, BookNet Canada finds, in a new 2016 survey.
At BookNet Canada Tech Forum: A Focus on Repurposing Content
‘How can I use this across three different publications?’ is a question asked at Tech Forum, where making the most of your content was a key topic.
BookNet Canada’s 2016 Snapshot: Nonfiction Lags Fiction
Statistics from BookNet Canada reveal the best-selling books of 2016, along with a stable Canadian book market and growing online book sales.
Turning Up the Volume on Audiobooks in Canada
A BookNet Canada study reveals growing sales and library circulation of audiobooks, but consumers are having some problems finding the audiobooks they want.
State of Digital Publishing in Canada: The Official Report
According to a report from BookNet Canada, “Canadian publishers have adapted to the appetite for digital reading and embraced ebook publishing as a new norm.”
Yes, Virginia: Winning the Nobel Prize DOES Sell Books
In the week after Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature, sales of her books jumped 6,650% in Canada, and saw significant bumps around the world.
Canadian Book Sales Down 10.8 Percent in Q1 2011
According to BookNet Canada, Canadian book sales volume dropped by 10.8% in the first quarter of 2011.
Richard Nash gives “best speech about the future of books” in Canada
By Hannah Johnson “Assuming that the physical book is the only incarnation for the writer-reader connection is, I think, a mistake,” said Richard Nash during his presentation at the BookNet Canada conference called “Calculated Risk: Adventures in Book Publishing” on March 25 in Toronto, Canada. The crux of Nash’s presentation was about supply and demand. The current supply chain that …