Table 13-1
Net value of book sales by category — Canadian publishers, 2008 and 2010

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Canadian publishers, 2008 and 2010


Table summary
This table displays the results of canadian publishers 2008 and 2010, calculated using thousands of dollars and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2008Note r: revised 2010Note p: preliminary 2008Note r: revised 2010Note p: preliminary
  thousands of dollars percent
Exclusive agents, distributors
or wholesalers		 255,688.6 251,896.7 17.2 17.5
Bookstores and other trade salesNote 1 566,570.5 557,081.2 38.1 38.6
Library sales, direct and wholesaleNote 2 75,359.1 75,103.2 5.1 5.2
Educational institutions 344,479.3 326,077.8 23.2 22.6
General public 137,241.4 137,015.0 9.2 9.5
OtherNote 3 106,171.7 95,785.0 7.1 6.6
Total 1,485,510.6 1,442,958.9 100.0 100.0
p preliminary
r revised
Note 1.

Includes warehouse clubs and discount stores which are primarily retail and department stores.

Note 2.

Includes educational libraries.

Note 3.

Includes Internet retailers.

Note(s): The results in this table are for firms classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) category 51113. See "Data sources, definitions and methodology" at the end of tables for definitions of terms. Due to rounding, components may not add to total. Data presented in this table are from the surveyed portion only. The survey portion excludes the smallest firms in terms of revenues earned. These firms account for a relatively small portion of total industry revenues and are not included in the estimates of this table.
1.
Includes warehouse clubs and discount stores which are primarily retail and department stores.
2.
Includes educational libraries.
3.
Includes Internet retailers.
Note(s):
The results in this table are for firms classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) category 51113. See "Data sources, definitions and methodology" at the end of tables for definitions of terms. Due to rounding, components may not add to total. Data presented in this table are from the surveyed portion only. The survey portion excludes the smallest firms in terms of revenues earned. These firms account for a relatively small portion of total industry revenues and are not included in the estimates of this table.
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