A Blog About Books and Reading
A Blog About Books and Reading
Total unit sales were up year-over-year for the first part of 2021, with juvenile/young adult sales in the lead, followed by adult nonfiction, and adult fiction.
COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in fewer books being bought in person; paperbacks accounted for the largest number of sales by format.
Notwithstanding the real challenges last year presented, there is good reason to be hopeful about the robust longevity of the literary ecosystem.
A healthy majority of Canadians are readers, according to BookNet Canada, with preferences for mysteries and history books charting high.