This week, we have an interview with Erin Mallory, Manager, Cross Media Group at House of Anansi. Anansi has just launched an app for the Massey Lectures, and Erin agreed to share some of the background behind the app’s creation.Infographic: The State of Digital Publishing in Canada
The latest study from BNC Research, The State of Digital Publishing in Canada 2013, was released today. Check out our handy infographic for some interesting findings, or download the study to get the full picture of Canadian digital publishing today.
Canadian Readers by the Numbers
As part of BookNet’s research into the Canadian book buyer, we have been running a small survey of Canadians’ reading and leisure habits for the last 3 years. Where our book-buying research is focused on book buyers, this research is meant to focus more on how Canadians spend their leisure time and, more specifically, on how and when they are reading books (in any format). In this post, we’ll take a look at some of our findings.The Evolution of Ebook Education
Today’s guest post is from Jordan Knoll, Marketing & Program Developer at eBOUND Canada. eBOUND, a not-for-profit ebook services firm, is co-presenting our upcoming ebookcraft conference. Read on to learn more about the evolution of ebook education at Canadian publishing houses.
The Ebook Unicorn: Standards in Ebook Development
Today’s guest post is from Laura Brady, principal of Brady Type, a full-service book design studio specializing in ebook development, print book production, and general publishing problem solving. She’ll be moderating what promises to be a very lively panel at ebookcraft this March: The Ebook Unicorn.
Intrigued?Turning Art Books into Ebooks
This week’s guest blog post is from Tina Henderson, who has been involved in the design and production of hundreds of books in multiple languages for book publishers, museums, and self-publishers. She has worked with publishers of art books since 1993. Take it away, Tina!User Experience for Ebooks
Today, we have a guest post from Anne Kostick. Anne is a partner in Foxpath IND, emerita president of Women’s Media Group, program director of the Digital Book Awards, and the author of several books. She also has a column, Digital Reading, in which she discusses user experience and related topics in ebooks and e-reading. Take it away, Anne!Smartphone Reading Is on the Rise
Smartphone users are used to reading on their phones: texts, tweets, emails, news, social media sites, blogs… but do they also read books?
As part of a two-year consumer study, BookNet Canada asked book buyers whether they read books on their phone and, if so, how frequently. This question was asked of over 1,000 book-buying Canadians per quarter from the beginning of 2012 up until the end of the third quarter of 2013.
A Holiday Report from the Research Elves
Reading, Apps, and the Modern Kid
It has been years since Apple coined the phrase “There’s an app for that.” Now, as we head into the time of year when smartphones, tablets, and other app-using devices fly off the shelves, let’s look at which apps and devices are the most popular among Canadians.
As part of our recent study of reading trends among young people in Canada, Measuring Attitudes and Adoption of Digital Content for Kids and Teens, we asked a series of questions about app usage and attitude towards apps as they relate to reading.
