Books consumption sources South Korea 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 26, 2024
A survey in South Korea in 2019 found that around 56.5 percent of respondents preferred purchasing a physical copy of books, while the other 43.5 percent stated to prefer downloading e-books and reading them offline.

Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019

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Release date

July 2019

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

May 12 to May 29, 2019

Number of respondents

500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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Original question: "How do you typically obtain books?"

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