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.
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) 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.