New research publications
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Canadian Book Market
The Canadian Book Market is a comprehensive guide to the Canadian market with in-depth category data.
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Canadian Leisure & Reading Study 2024
This free report looks at how Canadians are spending their leisure time and the behaviours of Canadian readers in 2024.
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Canadian Book Consumer Study 2024
This report compiles the results from our quarterly surveying of Canadians about their book buying and reading habits in 2024.
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The State of Publishing in Canada 2023
The State of Publishing in Canada 2023 marks the eighth edition of BookNet Canada’s State of Publishing industry survey, fielded every other year.
Research blog posts
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Subject Spotlight: Juvenile Fiction
Sales and library circulation data of Juvenile Fiction titles during the the first quarter of 2026.
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Canadians and their leisure time in 2025: Leisure & Reading study
This free report looks at how Canadians are spending their leisure time and the behaviours of Canadian readers in 2025.
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Podcast: A peek into Canadians’ reading
Listen in as we give you some of the highlights from our forthcoming report, Canadian Leisure & Reading Study 2025.
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Custom research reports
We can produce custom research reports to suit your needs. Need to measure the sales impact of a marketing campaign or literary award? Want to better understand the buying habits of Romance readers in Western Canada? Get in touch to learn how we can provide the insights you need using data from our tracking tools, SalesData & LibraryData, and our consumer and leisure surveys.
Research for subscribers
SalesData & LibraryData subscribers can access exclusive reports on the impact of awards, perennial bestsellers, backlist trends, market performance, year-over-year analysis, and more. These reports contain confidential information and are restricted to registered users of SalesData & LibraryData. You can find the password on the salesdata.ca or librarydata.ca home pages. Log in here.
Literary awards
Literary prizes have a significant importance in the Canadian book industry, which means we pay close attention to how nominations and wins impact sales. SalesData & LibraryData subscribers can access our annual reports on the sales impact of major literary prizes in the Research Portal. If you organize a book prize and would like to track its impact on sales, get in touch to discuss custom research possibilities.
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Where does our research come from?
SalesData & LibraryData — SalesData collects weekly point-of-sales data from over 2,000 retail outlets across Canada, covering an estimated 85% of the Canadian trade print book market. LibraryData collects weekly circulation data from over 80 public libraries across Canada representing approximately 25% of the Canadian English-language population.
Online surveys — We regularly survey Canadians who read, buy, borrow, and listen to books to shed light on consumer behaviour and trends. We use this data in everything from blog posts and studies to custom reports and presentations. We also conduct an industry surveys to get a picture of the Canadian book industry.
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