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In this episode of the BookNet Canada podcast, we share valuable tips and strategies for independent booksellers gearing up for the holiday season. From planning business hours and fulfillment options to creating engaging themed promotions and leveraging social media, this episode covers content that will help you increase sales and connect with your community. Find the transcript and relevant links here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2024/11/26/podcast-gearing-up-for-the-holiday-season-tips-for-independent-booksellers

Arlington, Virginia writer Jack Nash is the Grand Prize Winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest earning him the Golden Pen Award trophy and $5,000. His winning story, "Son, Spirit, Snake," is published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40 which has an official release date of May 7th. Mr. Nash was honored along with the other winners in the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests on April 25th at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California. Jack Nash started writing when he became a speech and ghostwriter for a former head of state and Nobel Peace Prize winner. After his non-accredited work appeared in places like The New York Times, The Economist, and received standing ovations at the Nobel Foundation, he began to wonder what he could achieve if he turned towards fiction. He began seriously writing speculative stories in late 2021, and he received the call that he would be published in Writers of the Future one year plus one day after his first professional sale to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. As a result, he is now strongly superstitious. Originally from the deserts of the American West, Jack now wanders the urban forests of Virginia with his wife and daughter. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 41st year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. Mark Leslie Lefebvre is the author of more than thirty books that include the award-winning humorous urban fantasy Canadian Werewolf series— hailed by readers as “the thinking man's werewolf”—and his award-nominated ghostly explorations such as Haunted Hospitals and Tomes of Terror. He is also the editor of more than ten anthologies that include titles in the Hugo Award Nominated Pulphouse Fiction Magazine and the Aurora Award-winning Tesseracts series, which showcases the best in Canadian speculative fiction. His work has been translated into French, Italian, and German. While choosing the shorter and easier-to-spell moniker of Mark Leslie for most of his writing, Mark leverages his full name for work in inspiring, informing, and assisting other authors. Mark's first short story was published in 1992, the same year he began in the book industry. He is a tireless advocate for libraries, bookstores, and other authors and has held the roles of president of The Canadian Booksellers Association, board member for BookNet Canada, chair of the Professional Advisor Committee for Sheridan College's Honours Degree in Writing and Publishing, and Director of Self-Publishing and Author Relations for Rakuten, Kobo, Inc. where he launched Kobo Writing Life. A pioneer in digital publishing, Mark has embraced both traditional and self-publishing routes and continues to look for new ways that technology and innovation can improve the industry for all authors. He has appeared on countless podcasts, television, and radio programs and has spoken on stages across Canada and the United States as well as in England, Germany, France, and Italy. Mark's weekly podcast, Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing—launched in January 2018— takes an unflinching look at the reality of the publishing world with a balanced take on the pros and cons of various publishing routes. One of his greatest passions is helping writers navigate the bold new realms and opportunities that continue to unfold as the industry evolves. Mark Leslie Lefebvre became a Writers of the Future judge in Find out more at: markleslie.ca

Tom Richardson has been the Bibliographic Manager for BookNet Canada since 2008 and currently serves on the BISG Metadata Committee. As BookNet Canada's ONIX subject specialist, Tom joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss ONIX best practices in detail, as well as some of the issues seen with how sales rights and market data is being delivered from a Canadian perspective.BookNet Canada is a non-profit organization comparable to BISG or BIC that develops technology, standards, and education to serve the Canadian book industry. They also represent the ONIX/Thema National Group for Canada and are heavily involved in the industry standards for ONIX.Learn more about BookNet Canada at www.booknetcanada.ca. If you're interested in learning more of Tom's perspective regarding ONIX best practices and standards, subscribe to their eNews and visit the BookNet Canada blog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/booksmarts/message

This month we chatted with Taste Canada's Karen Baxter about the work she and Taste Canada are doing to promote Canadian books and the business case for identifying Canadian authors in your metadata. (Find the transcript here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2023/2/28/podcast-talking-canadian-contributors-with-taste-canada) Further reading/listening: - Canadian contributor content on the BookNet Canada blog https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog?tag=canadian+contributors - Canadian authors: The whys and hows of identifying them in your data: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2020/5/26/canadian-authors-the-whys-and-hows-of-identifying-them-in-your-data - Celebrating Canadian contributors on I Read Canadian Day 2022: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/research/2022/11/21/celebrating-canadian-contributors-on-i-read-canadian-day-2022

Thanks for tuning in to the Activated Authors podcast. If you're ready to ACTIVATE your author career, head on over to https://activatedauthors.com/ Mark has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction, paranormal non-fiction and anthologies. Under his full name he writes books to help authors navigate publishing which include The 7 P's of Publishing Success, An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores, and Wide for the Win His industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital and Professional Advisor for Sheridan College's Creative Writing and Publishing Honours Program. In this episode we go deep into: Mark's journey so far [02:11] Rejection and Determination [04:59] How working in the industry helps Marks writing [07:46] The barrier to self-publishing in traditional education [11:03] Marks first writing routine [16:13] Deadlines [19:59] Procrastination [22:29] Collaboration [22:29] How Mark gets so much done [32:50] Taking in the world and staying inspired [38:08] Taking his own advice [40:52] Chasing passions not trends [45:22] Direct sales as a new author [47:41] Why Mark writes horror [50:12] Why Mark writes [52:39] Find out more about Mark Leslie Lefebvre: http://markleslie.ca/ Watch the show: https://youtu.be/nSGlto4wXnw  Get more from Activated Authors! https://activatedauthors.com/ Find out more about Daniel Willcocks https://www.danielwillcocks.com/ Special thanks to: Show theme: Karl Hughes Show editing: Sam Frost

Richard Nash is an award-winning editor and publisher; he has held leadership positions at a range of media start-ups and consulted with Fortune 500 companies. Richard has spoken on the future of media at a wide array of International events, including Booknet Canada in Toronto where his keynote speech was described by former Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson as the "best talk on the future of publishing I've ever seen. In today's episode, Richard shares his journey from graduating Harvard to his current position, in addition to insights from the world of publishing. Key points include: 04:31: Why publishing is not an industry 11:30: Self-publishing and entrepreneurship 16:11: What would most surprise Richard's college self 21:48: How Richard's coaching practice evolved  

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

Welcome back to Outlook in 2022. We may be recording from home once again, as COVID-19 and specifically Omicron are prominent right now in Ontario, Canada, but we are nothing if not flexible. On the first new show of this new year, we begin by emphasizing why we (two blind siblings who've had organ transplants) are once again mostly isolating while this latest surge crests. We know what it's like to be in ICU, to have the other there, and this is our generation's world war, with the healthcare and essential workers as the soldiers, and we, once more, make our declaration on what we all need to do to work together on this to lighten the load for hospitals. We share a bit about our family's Christmas, a Christmas and New Year's that did not go as planned this year, with Covid finally getting a foothold with our loved ones. We had to alter holiday plans this time and again we made the best of it, but we're glad to be back for a whole new year of this podcast. We discuss those who've passed away in recent weeks: Desmond Tutu, Betty White, Sidney Poitierr, all legends in the things they achieved and the mark they all made, whether it was speaking out on homophobia in religion or the representation of women on the small screen or racial progress on the big. Right down to the loss of a musician, from PEI and band The East Pointers, Koady Chaisson, co-host Kerry's own age, gone too soon. From social justice and progress, to the entertainment and music world. In White's case, we air an old and forgotten commercial starring Betty as a blind woman, explaining to an ignorant cab driver why a guide dog is permitted in his cab, totally worth the listen. Also, it's January and we never let this first month of each new year go by without acknowledging braille and its importance in our lives and for the freedom and empowerment of blind people. This past weekend it was the first of four online events put on by Braille Literacy Canada (BLC), the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), the CNIB Foundation, the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), and the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI). The first of these events to be held was a panel entitled Looking Through the Crystal Ball: Innovations in Braille Technology for the 21st Century and Beyond and those on this panel represented a broad range of ages and backgrounds, but all recalling the braille technologies they remember fondly, those they use most now, and what they'd like to see in the future including more durable devices. Even subjects such as tactile graphics were discussed at length. So join us as we take Outlook into 2022 to see what we get up to, starting with a blog post/interview with BookNet Canada which was published on January 4th, inventor Louis Braille's birthday: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2022/1/4/how-to-improve-braille-accessibility-in-canada For more information on Braille Literacy Month and to register for the events discussed on this show: https://nnels.ca/world-braille-day BLC on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTmbEZuyVkV49OOo3SZ4c_g Check out Wintergreen by The East Pointers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P05YtS75gR4 And the Betty White commercial can be found here: https://www.seeingeye.org/assets/mp3/betty-white-taxi-cab-psa.mp3

Mark Leslie Lefebvre's first short story appeared in print in 1992, the same year he started working in the book industry.He has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction (Evasion, A Canadian Werewolf in New York, One Hand Screaming), paranormal non-fiction (Haunted Hospitals, Spooky Sudbury, Tomes of Terror) and anthologies (Campus Chills, Tesseracts Sixteen, Obsessions). Under his full name he writes books to help authors navigate publishing. And they include The 7 P's of Publishing Success and An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores.His industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital and Professional Advisor for Sheridan College's Creative Writing and Publishing Honours Program.Mark lives in Waterloo, Ontario and can be found online at http://markleslie.ca/Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer and journalist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese has received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, THE MOUNTAINS SING, is an International Bestseller, Finalist of the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, Winner of the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation".https://nguyenphanquemai.com/The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

Mark Leslie Lefebvre's first short story appeared in print in 1992, the same year he started working in the book industry.He has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction (Evasion, A Canadian Werewolf in New York, One Hand Screaming), paranormal non-fiction (Haunted Hospitals, Spooky Sudbury, Tomes of Terror) and anthologies (Campus Chills, Tesseracts Sixteen, Obsessions). Under his full name he writes books to help authors navigate publishing. And they include The 7 P's of Publishing Success and An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores.His industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital and Professional Advisor for Sheridan College's Creative Writing and Publishing Honours Program.Mark lives in Waterloo, Ontario and can be found online at http://markleslie.ca/Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer and journalist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese has received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital's Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, THE MOUNTAINS SING, is an International Bestseller, Finalist of the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, Winner of the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation".https://nguyenphanquemai.com/The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

Mary McAveney, Chief Marketing Officer at Open Road Integrated Media joins us this week on the BookSmarts Podcast. Mary has extensive expertise in marketing, strategy, and branding in the publishing industry, and now helps the Open Road team tackle marketing and discovery with data-driven tactics and a comprehensive understanding of direct-to-consumer marketing. In this episode, Mary and Joshua discuss the opportunities and challenges around book discovery. As sales have moved online, publishers have increasingly become more responsible for their own book discovery, and that can be a real challenge for publishers who have not tackled book discovery before. While the focus is often on the big titles that will make a splash, it is the debut authors and lesser-known titles that can suffer the most from discovery problems. As publishers take on that challenge, there are many opportunities available to them, but in essence book discovery comes down to building solid SEO on your website and creating and cultivating connections with your consumers. Mary shares some wonderful insights and suggestions to help publishers build their discovery platforms and cultivate those connections to increase visibility of their titles. BookNet Canada study: Aged like a fine wine: What's the ideal age for a backlist title? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/booksmarts/message

In this month's episode, we give you a behind the scenes look at life as a BookNet staff member, aka a BookNetter. Join us for a chat with Project Manager Monique Mongeon, Product Coordinator Hannah Johnston, and Software Developers Ben Farrall and Madeleine Griggs to learn a bit about themselves and all about their work with us at BookNet Canada. Further reading/listening: Monique's backlist blog posts: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2021/5/4/everything-old-is-new-again-backlist-sales-growth-in-2020 & https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2021/8/13/aged-like-a-fine-wine-whats-the-ideal-age-for-a-backlist-title Hannah's LibraryData: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/librarydata Ben's BiblioShare: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/biblioshare Madeleine's Bibli-O-Matic: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2021/2/4/bibli-o-matic-the-metadata-extension-you-didnt-know-you-needed

Mark's first short story appeared in print in 1992, the same year he started working in the book industry. He has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction (Evasion, A Canadian Werewolf in New York, One Hand Screaming), paranormal non-fiction (Haunted Hospitals, Spooky Sudbury, Tomes of Terror) and anthologies (Campus Chills, Tesseracts Sixteen, Obsessions). Under his full name he writes books to help authors navigate publishing. And they include The 7 P's of Publishing Success and An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores. His industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital and Professional Advisor for Sheridan College's Creative Writing and Publishing Honours Program. Mark lives in Waterloo, Ontario and can be found online at www.markleslie.ca. Hosts: Christie Stratos christiestratos.com Jennifer Anne Gordon www.JenniferAnneGordon.com Heather Gooden www.hmgoodenauthor.com Nola Nash https://nolanash.com/ Thanks to Pam Stack - Executive Producer www.blogtalkradio.com/authorsontheair Thanks to Roman Sirotin - Video/Audio Producer www.romansirotin.com Thanks to our sponsor Mickey Mikkelson www.creative-edge.services @Copyrighted by Authors on the Air

This month we're talking about Thema and exploring how you can use this international book classification for describing diverse books. Join BookNet Canada's Marketing Associate Aline Zara, with appearances by EDItEUR's Chris Saynor and BookNet Canada's Bibliographic Manager Tom Richardson, alongside a worked example of Tanya Boteju's book Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens, just in time to wrap up Pride month. Further reading/listening: - Thema version 1.4: https://www.editeur.org/151/Thema-v1.4/ - Chris Saynor's Tech Forum presentation Using Thema and ONIX to boost discoverability: https://youtu.be/hCDdN_CSlNg - Tom Richardson's webinar Thema Refresher: https://youtu.be/KXDlX4fsokA - Thema worked examples: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog?tag=Thema%20worked%20examples

Mark shares insights from his experiences in the publishing world, going through struggles such as divorce and the lessons that have benefited him the most through life.  Mark is the owner of Stark Publishing, a writer, an editor, professional speaker and self proclaimed book nerd with a passion for craft beer. With more than 25 years experience in publishing and bookselling, Mark is an industry expert having spent time as the Director of Self Publishing and Author Release with Kobo, as President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada and Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital among others. Mark has is also a professional speaker and has authored over 25 books himself. www.markleslie.ca

Join host Heather Andrews as she talks with Mark Leslie, writer, bookseller, and all-around book nerd about his journey on both “sides of the street” of being a bookseller and a writer. Get to Know Mark Leslie… Mark Leslie Lefebvre is a writer, editor, publishing consultant, digital publishing evangelist, and an overall giant book nerd. Mark has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction, paranormal non-fiction, and anthologies. Under his full name, he writes books to help authors navigate publishing. Mark's books include The 7 P's of Publishing Success, Killing it on Kobo, An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores, Taking the Short Tack, and Wide for the Win. Mark's book industry experience includes President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Board Member of BookNet Canada, Director of Author Relations and Self-Publishing for Rakuten Kobo, Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital, and Professional Advisor for[...] The post The Heather Andrews Show | Patience, Practice, Persistence | Mark Leslie appeared first on Get You Visible Podcast.

This month’s episode is tailored to booksellers. In it, we go over some key things you should think about before facing the peak of the holiday bookselling season, as well as a series of tools, products, and resources from BookNet and other organizations that can help you take your business to the next level now or beyond the gifting season. Links: -Weathering the COVID-19 storm blog series: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog?category=Publishing+%26+COVID-19 -Prepare for the 2020 holiday season now: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2020/10/22/prepare-for-the-2020-holiday-season-now -Blog posts relevant to booksellers: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog?category=Bookselling -BookNet Canada research: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/bnc-research -Subscribe to the Let’s Sell Some Books newsletter: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/newsletter-sign-up#lets-sell-some-books -BookNet Canada contact information: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/contact-us -Digital Main Street: https://digitalmainstreet.ca/ -Retail Council of Canada resources for retailers: https://www.retailcouncil.org/coronavirus-info-for-retailers/ BookNet Canada products and services mentioned in this episode: -SalesData: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/salesdata -LibraryData: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/librarydata -CataList: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/catalist - Pubnet EDI: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/edi -BiblioShare: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/biblioshare -Shopify plugin: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/bibliographic-data-distribution#shopify -WordPress plugin: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/bibliographic-data-distribution#wordpress Websites that already use our web services: -Playwrights Canada Press website: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/ -Arsenal Pulp: https://arsenalpulp.com/ -Coach House Books: https://chbooks.com/ -Les Libraries: https://www.leslibraires.ca/ -49th Shelf: https://49thshelf.com/

In this episode, BookNet Marketing & Communications Manager, Ainsley Sparkes, shares insights about the status of the publishing industry in Canada. What impact has COVID-19 had on readers' habits? Have book buying behaviours changed? What subjects are selling the most? All these answers and more in this edition of the BookNet Canada podcast. Links: Canadian book market half year review blog post: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2020/8/27/2020-canadian-book-market-half-year-review The State of Publishing in 2019 infographic and blog post: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2020/9/8/infographic-the-state-of-publishing-in-canada-2019 The impact of COVID-19 on reading blog post: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2020/4/15/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-reading The State of Publishing in Canada in 2019 full report: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/state-of-publishing

What better time than the present to start a podcast? Learn how to get started and create the best podcast possible with tips from BookNet Canada’s Marketing Manager and Tech Forum speaker, Zalina Alvi in this podcast sharing her Tech Forum presentation, Podcasting for beginners. Links Podcasting for beginners on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uoEy_OoZtAM Podcasting for beginners presentation slides: https://www.slideshare.net/booknetcanada/getting-started-with-audio-podcasting-for-beginners-zalina-alvi-booknet-canada-tech-forum-2020

Where we talk about: The Kilted Man; Fall Events; The ____'s Wife book list from BooKNet Canada https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2019/10/1/the-wife ;And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman; Personalized book recommendations from Becky: http://longviewlibrary.org/teens-booklists.php ; Viral: The Fight Against AIDS in America by Ann Bausum; Awards for Good Boys by Shelby Lorman; The Swallows by Lisa Lutz; Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; The Vampire Lestat by Ann Rice; Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris; Carry On and Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell; The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh; The Passage by Justin Cronin; The Curse of Dracula by Marv Wolfman; Buffy the Vampire Slayer;  and more!

We're pleased to introduce BookNet Canada's latest project: LibraryData. While LibraryData is currently in beta only for select libraries who are providing their circulation and hold data, we're happy to share all the possibilities, realities, and general joy this new industry tool will bring. In this episode, we're also sharing some highlights from our study on library use and book buying in Canada, Borrow, Buy, Read. (Find the transcript of this episode here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2019/6/24/podcast-libraries-and-their-data-introducing-librarydata-a-new-product-from-booknet-canada) Show links: LibraryData: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/library-data Borrow, Buy, Read: Library Use and Book Buying in Canada: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/borrow-buy-read Jumping on the basketball bandwagon: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2019/6/10/jumping-on-the-basketball-bandwagon

In this month's episode, we talk about ISNI, the International Standard Name Identifier. It's an identifier with potential in the supply chain for your trading partners and as a marketing tool. Tom Richardson, Bibliographic Manager at BookNet Canada and Kendra Martin, Marketing Administrator at Dundurn Press (https://www.dundurn.com), join us to shed light on how ISNI is and isn't being used. (Find the transcript of this episode here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2019/4/30/podcast-isni-the-dream-identifier)

In this episode, Mark interviews Danièle Cybulskie about how she translated her passion for The Middle Ages into featured articles at Medievalists.net that have reached more than half a million readers, has had her work as a subject matter specialist adopted for nine Ontario colleges, had created fun and informative books such as The Five-Minute Medievalist, Six Steps to Better Historical Fiction and many other great titles, not to mention fascinating speaking gigs, including a TedX talk, and as an author coach. Before the interview, Mark welcomes new Patreon Supporter Jamie Davis, thanks Patrons for their support and introduces this episode's tongue twister, sponsored by Findaway Voices, which is in honor of Book Expo America taking place in New York. The tongue twister is: "You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York" Mark also shares a few personal updates, including a recently released BookNet Canada suvey result about 2017 Publishing Trends as well as an experiment he is doing related to a FREE book promotion he is running at Kobo. In the feature interview, Mark and Danièle talk about: How she has been writing for Medievalists.net for a number of years and has more than 150 articles published there Her passion for coaching authors in authenticity and accuracy for the smallest details about the Middle Ages Her favourite century, (the 14th Century) because it contained the Black Death and The Hundred Years War The most common elements that writers get wrong (it often involves food and clothing) The risks of getting one's historical elements only from fiction and movies Whether or not Holy Hand Grenade (as seen in the Arthurian Legend spoof film Monty Python and the Holy Grail) might have actually existed. (There WAS gun powder in Europe in that era) How the use of guns and canons changed the use of armour and the way castles were built Because Mark couldn't resist bringing up the coconuts in the aforementioned Monty Python movie, the historic scholar who has studied medieval coconuts The inaccurate food that is served at a particular “Medieval” style family dinner theatre show that contains foods that never existed in Europe at the time, such as potatoes Danièle book The Five Minute Medievalist and The Five Minute Medievalist's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Her forthcoming release (recently signed with a UK publisher), Medieval Europe in Fact and Fiction How sitting at home with her first baby was her introduction towards sharing what she had studied through writing The challenge she has been enjoying writing the different survival guides each month, including the way that she used Twitter to help decide the latest title What she likes reading for pleasure (dystopian futures) and what her favorite medieval movie is (A Knight's Tale) How learning about the differences and the similarities of people in different historical periods can give us a better and more well-rounded ability to understand and have compassion for different cultures and people in our world today After the interview, Mark reflects on how he uses history for his own non-fiction writing. Links of Interest: Danièle Cybulski's website Danièle's Books Danièle's TedX Talk Danièle's YouTube Channel Findaway Voices BookNet Canada Mark's Nocturnal Screams Series Nocturnal Screams Books at Kobo

This month we're looking back at our biggest book-publishing-meets-technology conference ever. From March 21-23, 2018, hundreds of professionals from across the industry, from ebook developers to librarians, converged in Toronto for Tech Forum and ebookcraft to share, learn, and debate the future of the industry. We've put together a highlight reel from some of our favourite talks (though they were all amazing), with insights on topics like metadata for ebooks, how retailers are bridging the digital divide, some great moments from our women in publishing panel, and lots more. Talks highlighted: 1:00 - Dave Cramer (Hachette), "Jiminy and Dave's Excellent CSS Adventure" 2:30 - Rose Donohoo (OverDrive), "Oh the Places Ebooks Go! An ebook's journey from creation to circulation" 3:30 - Noah Genner (BookNet Canada), "How We Read Digitally: ebookcraft 2018 research study" 4:25 - Monique Mongeon (BookNet Canada), "How We Read Digitally: ebookcraft 2018 research study" 5:12 - Ellen Ullman (Life in Code), "Ellen Ullman in Conversation" 7:38 - Scaachi Koul (Buzzfeed), "Women in Publishing Panel" 10:52 - Bhavna Chauhan (Penguin Random House Canada), "Women in Publishing Panel" 12:50 - Joshua Tallent (Firebrand Technologies), "Backlist Keywords" 14:30 - Jennifer Haines (The Dragon), "Retailers Bridging the Digital Divide" 15:08 - Serah-Marie McMahon (TYPE Books), "Retailers Bridging the Digital Divide" 15:49 - Noah Genner (BookNet Canada), "State of the Publishing Nation 2018" 16:22: - Jon Fleming (Audible), Reka Rubin (Harlequin), Nastaran Bisheban (Kobo), "Audio-First Publishing Panel" 18:35 - Jessamyn C. West (Randolph Technical Career Center), "Libraries Bridging the Digital Divide" Watch the talks on BookNet Canada's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/BookNetCanadaVideos Join the Tech Forum & ebookcraft mailing list: http://eepurl.com/Z8aIL Tech Forum is presented by BookNet Canada. ebookcraft is presented by BookNet Canada and eBOUND Canada. techforum.booknetcanada.ca

This month in the BookNet Canada podcast we talk with Ashleigh Gardner, Head of Partnerships at Wattpad about the evolution of Wattpad as a company, their models for monetizing content, and some of the things Wattpad has learned from their largest audience - the under 30 set. Ashleigh also talked to us a little bit about Wattpad's newest app, Tap, and it's freemium, candy-crush-like model.

BookNet Canada invites Canadian publishing superstars Allister Thompson, Leonicka Valcius, and Rachel Letofski to discuss the growing trend of adults purchasing Young Adult books for themselves, but misidentifying the target audience for those books as adult. According to a report put out by BookNet Canada entitled The Canadian Book Buyer 2015, consumers think they're buying 14% juvenile and 50% fiction, though 2014 purchasing trends indicate consumers are buying 38% juvenile and 31% fiction. Does this variance indicate that adults are trending towards juvenile without realizing it?

BookNet Canada conducts regular market research and consumer research, giving you a detailed picture of the Canadian book market and Canadian book buyers. In this session, Noah Genner will present some of BookNet's recent research, including not-yet-released stats. Presented by Noah Genner at Tech Forum 2015 / BookNet Canada / March 12, 2015 Presentation slides available at: http://www.slideshare.net/booknetcanada/new-at-booknet-canada-research-tech-forum-2015-noah-genner booknetcanada.ca/technology-forum

Data visualization is the art of visually communicating information - through informative, persuasive or artistic approaches to displaying patterns, relationships and trends in information. Compelling data visualizations can create powerful content experiences and help deliver key messages when communicating with stakeholders about your business. In this session, our presenters give examples from their recent work and offers tips and techniques for crafting effective visual stories with your information. Moderator: Karen Mazurkewich, Maz Media Productions Panel: Noah Genner, BookNet Canada; Andrea Teolis, Graphic Designer & Software Programmer; Manfred Becker, Documentary Filmmaker & Lecturer