The statistic depicts the unit sales of e-books in the United States in 2016 and 2017. According to the source, e-book unit sales hit 162 million in 2017, down from 180 million in 2016.
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The statistic depicts the unit sales of e-books in the United States in 2016 and 2017. According to the source, e-book unit sales hit 162 million in 2017, down from 180 million in 2016.
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The statistic depicts the unit sales of e-books in the United States in 2016 and 2017. According to the source, e-book unit sales hit 162 million in 2017, down from 180 million in 2016.
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- April 2018
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- United States
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- 2016 and 2017
- Number of respondents
- 450 publishers
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2016 and 2017
- Number of respondents
- 450 publishers
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Statistics on "E-books in the U.S."
- U.S. overview
The most important statistics
- Number of e-books sold in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)E-book unit sales in the U.S. 2010-2017
- Unit sales of e-books in the United States in 2016 and 2017 (in millions)E-books: unit sales in the U.S. 2017
- Distribution of trade book sales in the United States from 1st half 2011 to 1st half 2017, by formatU.S. book market - format market shares 2011-2017
- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)U.S. leading e-book genres 2017
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- Digital publishing revenue in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by format (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: e-publishing revenue in the U.S. 2016-2022, by format
- Digital publishing revenue growth in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by formatDigital Market Outlook: e-publishing revenue change in the U.S. 2017-2022, by format
- Estimated aggregate revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by format (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of U.S. book publishers 2010-2016, by format
- Digital publishing average revenue per user (ARPU) in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by format (in U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: e-publishing ARPU in the U.S. 2016-2022, by format
- Share of e-book unit sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher categoryE-book unit sales in the U.S. 2017, by publisher category
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of e-books publishedLargest self-publishing companies in the U.S. in 2017 by no. of e-books published
- Number of self-published books in the United States from 2008 to 2017, by formatNumber of self-published books in the U.S. 2008-2017, by format
- Consumption
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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
- Number of digital publishing product users in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by format (in millions)Digital Market Outlook: readers of e-publishing formats in the U.S. 2016-2022
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by ageE-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age
- Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017Number of weekly hours spent reading by U.S. consumers in April 2017
- Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2018Penetration of e-book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2018
- Illegal consumption
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- Key figures on illegal e-book downloads in the United States in 2017Key figures on book piracy in the U.S. 2017
- Distribution of illegal book downloaders in the United States in 2017, by ageBook piracy in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Average number of pirated e-books downloaded per user in the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, by methodNumber of book piracy downloads in the U.S. 2017, by method
- Methods used to acquire e-books over the last 12 months among illegal downloaders in the United States in 2017E-book purchasing source in the U.S. 2017
- Frequency of downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017Book piracy frequency in the U.S. 2017
- Reasons for downloading illegal e-books from torrent sites in the United States in 2017Book piracy drivers in the U.S. 2017
- Most popular methods for downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017Book piracy downloads in the U.S. 2017, by method
- Most popular sites for downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017Book piracy sites in the U.S. 2017
- Devices
The most important statistics
- Devices used for reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers e-book reading devices April 2017
- Average annual expenditure on digital book readers per consumer unit in the United States from 2011 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)U.S. household expenditure on digital book readers 2011-2017
- 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
- Share of Americans who owned an e-book reader (e.g. Kindle) in the United States in 2018, by incomeShare of Americans who owned an e-book reader in 2018
- Frequency of using e-reading devices among consumers in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers' usage of e-reading devices in April 2017
- E-Reader brands and products consumers would consider when planning their next purchase in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers e-reading device brand/product considerations 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
- Consumer purchasing behavior
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- Number of individual e-books purchased in the last 12 months by consumers in the United States as of April 2017Number of individual e-books U.S. consumers purchased April 2017
- Number of individual e-books purchased in the last 12 months by consumers in the United States as of April 2017, by age groupNumber of individual e-books U.S. consumers purchased April 2017, by age group
- Most commonly used websites used for purchasing e-books among consumers in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers websites for purchasing e-books April 2017
- Reasons given for purchasing (more) e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017U.S. consumers reasons for purchasing e-books April 2017
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- Share of e-book unit sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher category
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of e-books published
- Number of self-published books in the United States from 2008 to 2017, by format
- Book consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by format
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- Number of hours spent reading per week by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Key figures on illegal e-book downloads in the United States in 2017
- Distribution of illegal book downloaders in the United States in 2017, by age
- Average number of pirated e-books downloaded per user in the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, by method
- Methods used to acquire e-books over the last 12 months among illegal downloaders in the United States in 2017
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- Reasons for downloading illegal e-books from torrent sites in the United States in 2017
- Most popular methods for downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017
- Most popular sites for downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017
- Most popular genres of illegal e-book downloads in the United States in 2017
- Devices used for reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Average annual expenditure on digital book readers per consumer unit in the United States from 2011 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Types of e-reading devices owned by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Share of Americans who owned an e-book reader (e.g. Kindle) in the United States in 2018, by income
- Frequency of using e-reading devices among consumers 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
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- 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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