The statistic above presents the e-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017. According to the source, 41 percent of all books sold in the United States are e-books.
E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017
* New Zealand e-book total only includes Apple & Kobo stores; Because Amazon has no country-specific store for New Zealand, Kindle e-books are purchased in NZ through Amazon.com and thus included in the US total.
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AuthorEarnings. (March 6, 2017). E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190847/ebook-share-of-total-consumer-book-sales-in-the-us-till-2015/
AuthorEarnings. "E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017." Chart. March 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190847/ebook-share-of-total-consumer-book-sales-in-the-us-till-2015/
AuthorEarnings. (2017). E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190847/ebook-share-of-total-consumer-book-sales-in-the-us-till-2015/
AuthorEarnings. "E-book Share of Total Book Sales in Selected Countries Worldwide as of February 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190847/ebook-share-of-total-consumer-book-sales-in-the-us-till-2015/
AuthorEarnings, E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190847/ebook-share-of-total-consumer-book-sales-in-the-us-till-2015/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
