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E-book share of total book sales worldwide in 2017
E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Mar 16, 2018
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
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Mar 16, 2018
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.
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- as of February 2017
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- * 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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- * 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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- Percentage of adults who own an e-reader in the United States from 2009 to 2019E-readers penetration rate among U.S. adults 2009-2019
- Share of U.S. adults that own an e-reader from 2009 to 2016Percentage of e-reader ownership among U.S. adults 2009-2016
- Share of seniors who own a tablet or an e-reader in the United States in 2016, by age group U.S. senior tablet and e-reader ownership by age group 2016
- Devices used for reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers e-book reading devices April 2017
- Types of e-reading devices owned by consumers in the United States as of April 2017E-reading devices owned by consumers in the U.S. April 2017
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- What do you consider an appropriate price for an e-reading device?U.S. consumers' valuation of e-reading devices April 2017
- E-Reader brands and products consumers are familiar with in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers familiar with e-reading device brands or products April 2017
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- Book consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by formatBook consumption in the U.S. 2011-2018, by format
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- Installed base of consumer electronics in the United States households in 2017, by device (in millions)
- Percentage of adults who own an e-reader in the United States from 2009 to 2019
- Share of U.S. adults that own an e-reader from 2009 to 2016
- Share of seniors who own a tablet or an e-reader in the United States in 2016, by age group
- Devices used for reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Types of e-reading devices owned by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Types of providers people of households in the United States bought eBooks from in 2018, by income
- Frequency of using e-reading devices among consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Is there an e-reading device in your household?
- Do you plan to purchase a new e-reading device within the next 2 years?
- Which criteria are most important to you when purchasing an e-reading device?
- What do you consider an appropriate price for an e-reading device?
- E-Reader brands and products consumers are familiar with in the United States as of April 2017
- E-Reader brands and products consumers would consider when planning their next purchase in the United States as of April 2017
- Trade e-book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of e-books sold in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)
- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)
- Book consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by format
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age
- E-book share of total book sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017
- Distribution of e-book unit sales on Amazon worldwide as of February 2017, by publisher category
- Most commonly used websites used for purchasing e-books among consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Consumer attitudes towards books and e-books in the United States as of April 2017
- Number of individual e-books purchased in the last 12 months by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
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- What are your personal plans regarding e-books and e-readers in the future?
- Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Distribution of primary e-book pricing models according to e-publishers in Canada from 2014 to 2016
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- Which of these providers have you bought eBooks from in the past 12 months?
- What is the most you’re willing to pay for an e-book if the price of the corresponding paperback is £14?
- Distribution of e-book mobile app development in Canada in 2015, by market focus
- Industry revenue of »binding and related services« in Italy from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
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