The State of Publishing in Canada 2025

Introduction

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This survey asks publishers in Canada questions about their businesses and experiences in the book industry supply chain, focusing on the trade market in Canada. Your answers will enable data-driven decision-making for your company and other publishers across the industry and will provide an overall view of the health of publishing in Canada.

What we do with your data:

Personal identifying information (name, email, company, and role) will only be used internally within BookNet Canada to track responses and follow up as needed. Non-personal identifying data will be released in aggregate form. All responses will be kept anonymous. You can read more in our Privacy Policy and view how the results of the last edition of this survey were shared in the report, The State of Publishing in Canada 2023.

What you’ll need to complete this survey:

Before you begin the survey, it will be helpful to have a rough idea of sales and returns for 2025, broken down by market, format (print, ebook, audiobook), distribution channels, and genre/category.
Please be as forthcoming as possible and provide as much information as you can to the best of your ability. Where applicable, you will be asked to either select a range or provide an approximate estimate. Knowing exact numbers is not necessary.

You can view the entire survey document here to help prepare your answers and gather the information you’ll need. (Or, if you would prefer, you can make a copy of that Google document and provide your answers there. That will allow you to work collaboratively with other members of your team, if necessary. Once you are done, please email the link to the document to research@booknetcanada.ca.)

How to fill in and edit your survey answers in SurveyMonkey:

When giving answers for approximate numbers or ranges, please round to the nearest whole number. Do not include decimals or percent signs.
Once you begin, your responses are saved and submitted only when you click the “Next” button at the bottom of the survey page. If you want to go back to a prior page in the survey, using the "Back" and "Next" buttons at the bottom of the survey page will ensure that what you’ve filled in so far gets saved.
If you exit the survey, you can pick up where you left off by using the same device and survey URL you used to start the survey. Though if you exit the survey without pressing the “Next” button, any responses on that page will not be saved.
Your survey will be considered complete when you reach the last page of the survey, click the ”Done” button, and are shown the end page.

If you have questions or need help, please email your question(s) to research@booknetcanada.ca.

Thank you for dedicating your time to completing this survey and helping us strengthen the Canadian book industry!