Most popular sales channels for buying books in Canada 2018

The statistic shows the most used retail sales channels for buying books among consumers in Canada from 2016 to 2018. The data reveals that the majority of survey respondents said that they bought books online in 2018, and 25 percent used chain bookstores to purchase books. These figures have remained relatively stable since 2016, along with purchases from independent bookstores and e-book or audiobook downloads.

Most used retail sales channels for buying books among consumers in Canada from 2016 to 2018

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2016 to 2018

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The sample sizes for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 were as follows:
2016 n = 1,827 respondents, 4,479 purchases 2017 n = 2,169 respondents, 6,297 purchases 2018 n = 2,942 respondents, 8,618 purchases
Data was presented differently for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 than for 2013 and 2015 - data for the latter two years is available in the Excel download.

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