French-speaking Belgium: book readers, by format

Do people prefer printed books or e-books in 2019? In the French speaking parts of Belgium, printed books seem to be the number one format for readers. As a matter of fact, 42 percent of them read printed books exclusively.

The survey suggested that very few people are solely e-books readers. At the same time, 52 percent of respondents read e-books alongside with the printed format.

Share of the population reading books in the French-speaking parts of Belgium in 2019, by type of format

Characteristic	Share of the population
Printed books only	42%
E-books only	6%
Printed books and E-books	52%

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

1,001 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

readers

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Durant l’année écoulée, avez-vous lu ou consulté au moins 1 livre (hors journaux et magazines), que ce soit pour vos loisirs, votre travail ou vos études?" which translates as follows: Over the course of the past year, have you read at least one book (not newspapers nor magazines), regardless if it was as a hobby, for work or for study purposes?

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