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One stat may show the book industry isn’t hurting at all in Canada
The book publishing industry has gone through a number of changes over the last 40 years and while some readers or people in that industry may feel that there is a decline in revenues, there is one stat that says otherwise.
Pricey books are actually more of what Canadians were buying in 2023
Of the 4,270 Canadians polled in the Canadian Book Consumer survey for 2023, more Canadians were buying books over the $50 mark than the previous year.
Fixed book pricing (FBP) and Canada
Fixed book pricing (FBP) has been a topic only sparingly on the agenda of some politicians in Canada. Quebec's Minister of Culture tabled a provincial law back in 2013 for a FBP. Meant to bolster the province's book industry, it used the model from France which made it illegal to discount a book more than 5% off the cover price.
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