For the second year in a row, Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, is the bestselling English-language print book in Canada, followed by the Juvenile graphic novel For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey and Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments.
Percentage of Canadian book buyers belonging to a book club doubled in 2019
Revenue from new print books has increased for majority of Canadian indie bookstores
Backlist bestsellers dominate in first half of 2019
Convenience is king for book buyers
Library users are book buyers
The majority of Canadian readers seek out diverse books
Juvenile & YA dominate English and French Canadian book markets
Canadian library staff choose the top new books for young readers
Print book sales remain flat between 2017 and 2018
Fantasy and sci-fi are most popular with audiobook listeners
Instagram, Snapchat on the rise among Canadian book buyers
Audiobooks up slightly in first half of 2018
Canadian audio production on the rise
Equinox and BookNet Canada announce integration with Evergreen ILS
As part of their ongoing support of public libraries, Equinox and BookNet Canada are pleased to announce their collaboration in generating an export script for libraries using Evergreen ILS. This new feature provides simple access to collections management features from BookNet Canada to libraries utilizing Evergreen.