We Know What You Read Last Summer

“With the approaching introduction of a new, potentially revolutionary sales-tracking system, Canada’s publishers, retailers and the media will know for certain, and faster, which books Canadians are actually reading. BookNet Canada, a not-for-profit organization, hopes to launch its BNC Sales Data service in June, in time for the annual publishing industry fair, Book Expo Canada. The new system will collect sales information from retailers across the country and produce weekly reports — the ultimate bestseller list.” Canada is a bit behind the curve on such tracking devices, being the last major English-language market without a nationwide tracking system.