Friday, April 10, 2009


From Booknet Canada's latest bulletin:



Canadian Book Sales Defy Odds
The most recent BNC year-over-year analysis shows that book sales in Canada continue to hold strong to the tune of 6.7% growth in volume and 5% in value for Q1. Why is Canada faring well when both the UK and the US are in the red? Michael Tamblyn speculates...
Read more here...

Stanza - Serve the Reader First
Neelan Choksi, COO of Lexcycle, creator of Stanza, was a big hit at the BNC Tech Forum. Neelan's video is now available and the clear and powerful message is worth tuning in for: serve the reader first and foremost and success will follow.
Watch the video here...

Amazon Boycotts, DRM and Power to the People
Can one small group change the way that eBooks are priced? A recent boycott fueled by Amazon's own on-site tagging system is aiming to do just that. With this recent action, the shifting power dynamics in the book industry supply chain deserve some attention...
Get the story on the BNC Blog here...

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