All dollar figures are in CAD unless otherwise noted. Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the following figures include all book publishers in Canada, including both domestically-owned and foreign-owned. The growth rate of the Canadian book industry is positive according to statistics and will continue on a slight upward trend, according to forecasts from PwC, with electronic consumer books set to grow more rapidly than print and audio formats. COVID has had a number of impacts on the publishing industry that are likely to continue post-pandemic.
Diversity, accessibility and environmentalism all continue to be important issues in the publishing industry. Note: The information included in this section is an overview of some of the government support to the book publishing sector.
This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of government support available. Accessed June 28, Accessed April 16, Accessed April 21, Accessed September 28, Accessed April 21, ; Statistics Canada , Table — Book publishers, industry expenditures. Industry Profile - Book. Ruth Linka, president of the Association of Canadian Publishers and an associate publisher with Vancouver's Orca Books, said that every year, they wait to see if any of their titles make it onto award lists and school reading lists — something that invariably bumps demand.
They usually order more books to meet that demand and receive them within a couple months. This year, several Orca titles made it onto the Forest of Reading school list — the largest reading award program in Canada. But that required extra printing for two books, Heart Sister by Michael F.
And before that, the authors put in who knows how many years writing the book," Linka said. All of that work comes down to a small window of marketability for most of their books, usually only a couple of months.
The North American printing industry has been shrinking for a decade, causing many printers to go out of business or consolidate. Now, printing companies that still exist here are being forced to deal with increasing orders.
At the same time, the cost of wood pulp has exploded due to environmental initiatives and rising demand elsewhere, particularly cardboard used in increasingly high volumes thanks to the rise of internet shopping. That's caused the cost of paper to increase and supply to become more scarce. Finally, the cost of overseas shipping has as much as quintupled, prompting more companies to attempt to print their titles domestically.
Linka said Orca was already planning to shift a large portion of their printing back to Canada, but they're now competing with other companies looking to do the same. She said it's ultimately making it more difficult to field the costs of printing books in a market where consumers are rarely willing to pay more.
Canadian children's writer Paola Opal had two books slated for publication this year, which she was hoping would benefit from a December sales bump. A total of 53 million books were sold in Canada in , generating total revenue of 1.
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