E-books: unit sales in the U.S. 2016-2020

Published by
Amy Watson,
May 18, 2021
A total of 191 million e-books were sold in the United States in 2020, according to the most recently available data. E-book unit sales tend to fluctuate, although the sharp increase between 2019 and 2020 could be as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, which saw large increases in media consumption.

Unit sales of e-books in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions)

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Release date

January 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

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