Featuring the latest statistics on Canadian book buying, reading, and consumer habits, BookNet Canada CEO, Noah Genner, will answer all the questions you didn’t know you had.
Research
Why are women always talking to men in novels? A conversation about debiasing books using data analytics
- June 19, 2020
Whether it’s how much space men and women characters take up or the presence or absence of visible minorities, debiasing challenges the common stereotypes that govern how individuals are represented in creative works.
Audiobooks in Canada
- June 12, 2020
Arm yourself with the latest research and insights from BookNet Canada and its partners relevant to the audiobook market.
The latest statistics on Canadian book buying, reading, and consumer habits. Noah will answer all the questions you didn’t know you had in this chart-friendly presentation.
State of the bookselling & publishing nation 2019
- March 20, 2019
The latest statistics on Canadian book buying, reading, and consumer habits.
Over the summer of 2018, the Association of Canadian Publishers conducted a baseline survey to measure the diversity of the Canadian book publishing workforce. This session shares the highlights.
Everything you could possibly want to know about Canadian publishers, booksellers, and readers in 2018.
What do you know about the characters in your lists? Using data to reveal gender bias in contemporary fiction
- March 23, 2018
Turning content into data reveals a discouraging trend of female under-representation constant across time and genre. This presentation provides the data necessary to self-assess the content we’re publishing and self-correct.
How we read digitally: 2018 ebookcraft research study
- March 22, 2018
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the people you design ebooks for, you won’t want to miss this presentation.
Readers will listen: Audiobooks and the sound of sales
- March 24, 2017
With a panel of industry experts and innovators, we’ll discuss current developments in the creation and distribution of audiobooks, alongside new consumer data on what listeners expect from us.
BNC research roundup
- March 24, 2017
Looking at recent research on sales trends, consumer behaviour, digital publishing, and more, Noah Genner offers data-driven, actionable insights to better inform your next business decision.
Humanize the reader: Innovation from neuroscience
- April 1, 2016
The future of innovative book-marketing campaigns relies heavily on understanding not only what your reader says they prefer, but also the reason why they make a selection.












