#ShopLocal: What we know about the health of Canadian indie bookstores

BookNet Canada

What does BookNet Canada know about independent bookstores? A lot. In this podcast episode, BookNet Canada’s Marketing Associates Nataly Alarcón and Aline Zara share highlights from the study The State of Independent Bookselling in Canada 2020, talk about what the last five years of independent bookselling have looked like in Canada in terms of book sales and the pandemic, and share a clip from a recent Tech Forum session. (Find the transcript here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2022/2/22/podcast-shoplocal-what-we-know-about-the-health-of-canadian-indie-bookstores) Further reading/listening: -The State of Independent Bookselling in Canada 2020: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/the-state-of-independent-bookselling-in-canada-2020 -What’s in Store: The State of Independent Bookselling in Canada: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/whats-in-store -Beyond #BookTok: When social media and publishing collide: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2021/7/27/podcast-beyond-booktok-when-social-media-and-publishing-collide -The State of Social Media in Canada 2020: https://socialmedialab.ca/2020/07/13/the-state-of-social-media-in-canada-2020-a-new-survey-report-from-the-ryerson-social-media-lab/ -I opened a bookstore in the pandemic!: https://youtu.be/6Y_IAUWtwDo -Tech Forum’s upcoming sessions: https://techforum.booknetcanada.ca/registration/ -BookNet Canada YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BookNetCanadaVideos/featured -Subscribe to start receiving our monthly research newsletter: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/newsletter-sign-up#research