The graph presents the reasons for buying books according to book buyers and borrowers in Canada in 2018. The main reasons given for buying books were liking or being interested in the subject or liking the author, and 12 percent of respondents said that they bought a book because they liked the main character. Interestingly, just three percent were influenced to buy a book because it had won or been nominated for a prize.
Reasons for buying books according to book buyers and borrowers in Canada in 2018
*Out of the total sample, eight percent of respondents had bought and borrowed at least one book.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'What made you decide to buy this book?'
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BookNet Canada. (June 11, 2019). Reasons for buying books according to book buyers and borrowers in Canada in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1021305/canada-book-buying-reasons/
BookNet Canada. "Reasons for buying books according to book buyers and borrowers in Canada in 2018." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1021305/canada-book-buying-reasons/
BookNet Canada. (2019). Reasons for buying books according to book buyers and borrowers in Canada in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1021305/canada-book-buying-reasons/
BookNet Canada. "Reasons for Buying Books According to Book Buyers and Borrowers in Canada in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1021305/canada-book-buying-reasons/
BookNet Canada, Reasons for buying books according to book buyers and borrowers in Canada in 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1021305/canada-book-buying-reasons/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
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