TORONTO—  Unit sales of English-language print books sold in Canada fell 2% in the first half of 2024 from the comparable period in 2023 at stores that report data to BookNet Canada. Units dipped to 20.8 million sold, but price increases resulted in dollar sales holding even, at about C$477.1 million. BookNet Canada found that “anything fantasy romance–related continued to see strong sales” in the first half of 2024.To that end, fantasy/romance unit sales were up 235%; romance/fantasy sales increased 104%; and young adult fantasy/romance sales jumped 214%. BookNet Canada’s survey of 1,000 Canadian book buyers found that print remains by far the format of choice; the format represented 83% of sales in the first six months of 2024, followed by sales of e-books and then digital audiobooks.