Borrow, Buy, Read: Library Use and Book Buying in Canada
This free report looks at the intersection of library use and book buying in Canada.
Using data from BookNet Canada’s ongoing surveys of adult, English-speaking book buyers and library users, the study demonstrates that those who borrow books also buy them. It also provides in-depth information on popular subjects bought and borrowed, profiles of the average book buyer and borrower, and much more.
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