Sources of books for PC owners in the U.S. 2011

The statistic illustrates how U.S. readers got the most recent book they read in the last 12 months as of December 2011. Those who read eBooks were more likely than other readers to have bought the book - and they are more likely to say they prefer buying books than getting them other ways. Some 59 percent of tablet PC owners had purchased the book, compared with 47 percent of non-owners who had bought the book.

From where did you buy your most recent book, do you prefer purchasing your own copy, or borrowing it from a library or some other source?

Characteristic	Tablet owner	Non-owner
Purchase it	59%	47%
Borrow from someone	13%	25%
Borrow from library	10%	15%
Other way	16%	13%

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Release date

April 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 16 to December 21, 2011

Number of respondents

n = 2,474

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide detailed information regarding the questions and possible answers of the survey. The wording chosen here might therefore differ slightly from the wording of the survey.
N for number of those who had read a book in the past 12 months=2,474 among those age 16 and older. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cells. N for tablet owners=638.

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