Table 11-1
Net value of book sales by customer category — Canadian publishers, 2010 and 2012
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| 2010 r | 2012 p | 2010 r | 2012 p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | percent | |||
| Exclusive agents, distributors or wholesalers | 245,834.2 | 255,584.1 | 17.6 | 19.7 |
| Bookstores and other trade sales 1 | 549,042.0 | 562,819.6 | 39.3 | 43.3 |
| Library sales, direct and wholesale 2 | 74,311.3 | 57,600.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Educational institutions | 320,553.1 | 252,876.8 | 23.0 | 19.5 |
| General public | 140,265.0 | 116,472.3 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Other 3 | 66,125.3 | 54,409.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Total | 1,396,131.0 | 1,299,762.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
This category includes warehouse clubs and
discount stores which are primarily retail and department stores.
This category includes educational libraries.
This category includes internet retailers.
Note(s):
Net value of book sales by customer category are not published for the
Atlantic Provinces, the Prairie Provinces and the Territories to protect the
confidentiality of survey respondents. The results in this table are for firms
classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
category 51113. 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. See “Data
sources, definitions and methodology” at the end of tables for definition
of terms. Due to rounding, components may not add to the total. Scaling may
also affect the calculation of ratios.
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