The statistic shows information on the book genre preference among book buyers in Canada in 2013, broken down by region. According to the findings, mystery and detective literature was a prevalent choice across all four regions in the country, especially in the Atlantic Canada, where 12 percent of respondents said they preferred this genre.
Book genre preference among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region
West n = 1,704; Prairie n = 1,769; Central n = 5,628; Atlantic n = 885
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
among respondents who purchased a minimum of one book of any format in the prior month
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Regions are comprised of the following provinces and territories:
- West: British Columbia and Northern Territories (Yukon, Norhtwest Territories, Nunavut - residents of these terrirtories comprise lees than 0.2% of the total sample in the study)
- Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
- Central: Ontario and Quebec
- Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
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BookNet Canada. (December 2, 2014). Book genre preference among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/469986/canada-book-genre-preference-region/
BookNet Canada. "Book genre preference among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region." Chart. December 2, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469986/canada-book-genre-preference-region/
BookNet Canada. (2014). Book genre preference among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469986/canada-book-genre-preference-region/
BookNet Canada. "Book Genre Preference among Book Buyers in Canada in 2013, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469986/canada-book-genre-preference-region/
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Book genre preference among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region [Graph], BookNet Canada, December 2, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/469986/canada-book-genre-preference-region/
