Search Results by tag: BookNet Canada

Rupi Kaur and Margaret Atwood take over the bestsellers list

Rupi Kaur and Margaret Atwood have squeezed out the competition from this week's top-10 Canadian fiction bestsellers list, compiled by BookNet Canada. Instapoet Kaur shot to the top spot with her new illustrated collection, The ... Read More »

October 13, 2017 | Filed under: Bookselling

Ebook revenue up but sales down, according to BookNet Canada survey on digital publishing

By Becky Robertson

BookNet Canada has released its fourth annual report on the state of digital publishing in Canada, surveying 50 small, mid-sized, and large Canadian publishers about their practices for ebook publishing. Here are some highlights: Despite ... Read More »

June 8, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Kobo sponsors ebookcraft’s inaugural ebook design competition

By Becky Robertson

BookNet Canada has announced the inaugural So You Think You Can Code ebook design competition, taking place at its annual ebookcraft conference, will offer a $2,500 prize courtesy of e-reader company Rakuten Kobo. The competition ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet Canada data reveals successful Canadian Authors for Indies Day

By Becky Robertson

Last week, booksellers deemed the inaugural Canadian Authors for Indies Day on May 2 an overall success, and now BookNet Canada has revealed sales data to confirm that fact. The organization cites a substantial 18.5 ... Read More »

May 14, 2015 | Filed under: Bookselling

Clobbering the competition at BookNet Canada’s PubFight

By Sue Carter

Publishing is a competitive industry, but perhaps no more so than during PubFight season, an annual fantasy publishing game that pits professionals against each other using live sales data. Q&Q spoke to BookNet Canada CEO ... Read More »

July 11, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian cookbooks

By Sue Carter

Both carnivores and veg-heads will find something to eat on this week's list of bestselling Canadian ... Read More »

July 10, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

By Sue Carter

FALL PREVIEW A first look at the season's most anticipated books Fiction: Susan Swan's long-awaited prequel to The Wives of Bath; Alice Munro's new collection; Matthew Tierney's science-inspired poetry; and more Non-fiction: Neil Young's rock ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: reaction to Pulitzer brush off, BNC Tech Forum talks online now, and more

By Natalie Samson

Publishers, authors, and booksellers "howl in outrage" at Pulitzer fiction snub What the Department of Justice antitrust suit will mean for ebook buyers Watch talks by Goodreads' Kyusik Chung, Geomentum's Liz Ross, and Evan Schnittman ... Read More »

April 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

By Sue Carter

Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »

August 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Book sales down “dramatically” in Q1 of 2011

By Steven W. Beattie

The bad news for booksellers just seems to keep coming. Today, Publishers Weekly reports that Canadian book sales "dropped dramatically" in the first quarter of 2011 according to figures released by BookNet Canada. The market ... Read More »

July 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: BookNet Canada

Rupi Kaur and Margaret Atwood take over the bestsellers list

Ebook revenue up but sales down, according to BookNet Canada survey on digital publishing

Kobo sponsors ebookcraft’s inaugural ebook design competition

BookNet Canada data reveals successful Canadian Authors for Indies Day

Clobbering the competition at BookNet Canada’s PubFight

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian cookbooks

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

Book links roundup: reaction to Pulitzer brush off, BNC Tech Forum talks online now, and more

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

Book sales down “dramatically” in Q1 of 2011

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