Podcast: A Peek Into Canadians' Reading
BookNet Canada’s upcoming 2025 Leisure & Reading report shows 79% of Canadians read a book last year, a modest dip from 84% in 2015 but with a recent uptick over the past five years. Daily reading holds steady at roughly one‑third of the population, contrasting sharply with the steady decline reported in the United States. Younger adults are the most active readers—92% of 18‑ to 29‑year‑olds read at least once in 2025, with 55% doing so weekly and a growing share tackling six to eleven titles annually. Interest in Canadian‑authored books also rose, reaching 35% of reads.
EDItEUR Releases Latest ONIX 3.1 Revision 3
EDItEUR has launched ONIX 3.1 revision 3, introducing four optional enhancements while preserving full backward compatibility with earlier 3.1 releases. The update adds a composite for reviewer details, a element within , inverted and for better...
Leveraging Standards in the Wake of the Big Boom in Romance
The romance genre is experiencing a renewed sales surge, prompting publishers to revisit metadata standards. BookNet Canada’s Stephanie Small highlighted how BISAC and Thema classifications can be combined to capture both broad categories and nuanced tropes, from sports romance to...
How Metadata Can Support the Discoverability of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Books
In recent TechForum sessions, industry experts from EDItEUR, BookNet Canada, and the Société de Gestion BTLF presented new ONIX and Thema guidelines aimed at improving metadata for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis titles. The best‑practice notes detail how to tag...