Canadian Leisure & Reading Study 2021

This free report looks at how Canadians are spending their leisure time and the behaviours of Canadian readers in 2021.

Using data from BookNet Canada's survey of 1,282 adult, English-speaking Canadians, it asks in-depth questions about Canadians’ leisure activities, with a particular focus on how readers and non-readers spend their free time, how readers discover and acquire their books, readers' format preferences, popular Fiction and Non-Fiction genres, the value of books across formats, and more.

Find last year’s report here.

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Print isn’t dead: Canadians prefer print books!
Print isn’t dead: Canadians prefer print books!

The format preferences of Canadian buyers, borrowers, and readers.

Reading print books in Canada 2023
Reading print books in Canada 2023

A closer look at Canadians reading print books in 2023 from Turning Pages: Print Book Use in Canada 2023.

Borrowing print books in Canada 2023
Borrowing print books in Canada 2023

A closer look at print book borrowing in 2023 from Turning Pages: Print Book Use in Canada 2023.

Buying print books in Canada 2023
Buying print books in Canada 2023

A closer look at print book buying in 2023 from Turning Pages: Print Book Use in Canada 2023.

Canadians and their leisure time in 2023: Leisure & Reading study
Canadians and their leisure time in 2023: Leisure & Reading study

Highlights from the Canadian Leisure & Reading Study 2023.

Checking in with Canadian contributors: Young Adult
Checking in with Canadian contributors: Young Adult

Insights into the sales and library circulation of Canadian Young Adult titles.

Checking in with Canadian contributors: Juvenile
Checking in with Canadian contributors: Juvenile

Insights into the sales and library circulation of Canadian Juvenile titles.


Checking in with Canadian contributors
Checking in with Canadian contributors

Insights into the market share and sales of Canadian titles.

Get to know Canadian book consumers: Ages 65+
Get to know Canadian book consumers: Ages 65+

Insights into the reading, book borrowing, and book buying behaviours of Canadians.

Get to know Canadian book consumers: Ages 55-64
Get to know Canadian book consumers: Ages 55-64

Insights into the reading, book borrowing, and book buying behaviours of Canadians.


 

 

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