Emerging trends: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market
- February 3, 2022
BookNet Canada SalesData experts, Monique Mongeon and Hannah Johnston dig deep into the data to show you the book subjects on the move in the Canadian book market.
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What makes #BookTokers tick: Everything publishers need to know
- February 17, 2022
This panel of successful BookTokers shares insights into how they choose the books they feature in their videos, what they wish publishers knew before approaching them for partnerships, and more.
Part two of our conversation with this panel of BookTokers continues the discussion and addresses unanswered audience questions from part one.
In this webinar, you’ll hear how four bookstores stayed connected through pandemic in-person closures in order to support their community and sell books.
Join our panel of retailers, all of whom launched their bookstore during the pandemic, for a discussion of lessons learned.
These panelists have one goal: Get more books into the hands of readers. They talk about their efforts in working together to support book sales in ways that are creative, collaborative, and constructive.
Jordyn Martinez (Simon & Schuster Canada) demonstrates how to sift through the piles of data — from backlist and comp sales to forecasting popularity — to find the pieces that will really sell your book.
Booksellers discuss the pressing issues affecting the trade in 2018, including drawing customers to a bricks-and-mortar experience, engaging with publisher suppliers in new and innovative ways, and testing new models for retail.
Using the context of his experience as both a publisher and within an all-you-can-read service, Nathan Hull will explore why providing less choice might actually be of more value to the reader.
End of the conveyor belt: A bookstore’s perspective on quality control, support improvements, and user feedback
- March 22, 2018
In addition to a general overview of ebook testing and support at Kobo, this presentation provides some historical context for how processes and reading platforms have evolved at Kobo over the years.
Bionic bookselling
- March 24, 2017
Discoverability is alive and well; what’s dead is the notion of a single user experience of any discovery journey.
Everything you wanted to ask a retailer about pricing but your legal department was afraid to ask
- April 1, 2016
As the agency pricing model continues to become the norm Ryan O’Sullivan (Kobo) reveals learnings from Kobo’s experiences as an international retailer.