This statistic presents the share of people in the United States who have read at least one e-book in the past 12 months as of January 2018, broken down by age. During a survey, 34 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 stated they had read at least one e-book in the previous 12 months. The popularity of this medium is reflected in the growing e-book sales revenue.
E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age
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Pew Research Center. (March 8, 2018). E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249767/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age." Chart. March 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249767/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2018). E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249767/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "E-book Readers in The United States in 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249767/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center, E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249767/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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