was lower in the case of e-books, frequent e-book buyers tended to buy a higher number of books per month than frequent buyers of printed books.
According to an online survey conducted in Japan in October 2023, more than 53 percent of respondents purchased one or more printed books per month. While the share of people who buy at least one book per month Share of people who purchase at least one printed book per month in Japan as of October 2023
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Appliv Topics. (October 31, 2023). Share of people who purchase at least one printed book per month in Japan as of October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448161/japan-share-of-people-who-purchase-at-least-one-printed-book-per-month/
Appliv Topics. "Share of people who purchase at least one printed book per month in Japan as of October 2023." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448161/japan-share-of-people-who-purchase-at-least-one-printed-book-per-month/
Appliv Topics. (2023). Share of people who purchase at least one printed book per month in Japan as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448161/japan-share-of-people-who-purchase-at-least-one-printed-book-per-month/
Appliv Topics. "Share of People Who Purchase at Least One Printed Book per Month in Japan as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448161/japan-share-of-people-who-purchase-at-least-one-printed-book-per-month/
Appliv Topics, Share of people who purchase at least one printed book per month in Japan as of October 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448161/japan-share-of-people-who-purchase-at-least-one-printed-book-per-month/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Share of people who purchase at least one printed book per month in Japan as of October 2023 [Graph], Appliv Topics, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448161/japan-share-of-people-who-purchase-at-least-one-printed-book-per-month/