This graph data on book consumption in the United States as of April 2016, by book format. During a survey, 26 percent of respondents stated they had not read any book in the 12 months leading up to the survey.
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This graph data on book consumption in the United States as of April 2016, by book format. During a survey, 26 percent of respondents stated they had not read any book in the 12 months leading up to the survey.
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This graph data on book consumption in the United States as of April 2016, by book format. During a survey, 26 percent of respondents stated they had not read any book in the 12 months leading up to the survey.
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- Release date
- September 2016
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 7 to April 4, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 1,520 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- * The source defines a digital book as an e-book or an audiobook.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 7 to April 4, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 1,520 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- * The source defines a digital book as an e-book or an audiobook.
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Statistics on "Book formats in the U.S."
- Overview
The most important statistics
- 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
- Share of trade book publisher revenue in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by formatTrade book revenue share in the U.S. 2017, by format
- Book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by format (in million U.S. dollars)Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2018, by format
- 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
- Average annual expenditure on reading per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)U.S. household expenditure on reading 2007-2017
- Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017, by type (in millions)Digital title borrowing from libraries and schools in the U.S. 2017
- Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2018Penetration of book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2018
- Preference for print books or e-books among adults in the United States as of April 2017Preference for print books or e-books by U.S. consumers 2017
The most important statistics
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2004-2018
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2017, by format (in 1,000)Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2017, by format
- Annual print book unit sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 (in millions)Print book sales worldwide in 2017
- Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in 1,000s)Best-selling print books in the U.S. 2018
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by age groupPrinted book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age group
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by education levelPrinted book readers in the U.S. 2018, by education level
- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017Frequency of reading printed books by U.S. consumers 2017
- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age groupFrequency of reading printed books by U.S. consumers 2017, by age group
- E-books
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
- Trade e-book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)E-book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2018
- 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
- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)U.S. leading e-book genres 2017
- 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
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by ageE-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by education levelE-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by education level
- Frequency of reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age groupFrequency of reading e-books by U.S. consumers 2017, by age group
- Audiobooks
The most important statistics
- Unit sales of audiobooks in the United States from 2012 to 2017 (in millions)Audiobooks unit sales in the U.S. 2012-2017
- Number of audiobook titles published in the United States from 2007 to 2017Number of audiobooks published in the U.S. 2007-2017
- Audiobook sales revenue in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Audiobook industry size in the U.S. 2009-2017
- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2014 to 2017, by genreDistribution of audiobook sales in the U.S. 2014-2017, by genre
- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2017, by target groupDistribution of audiobook sales in the U.S. 2012-2017, by target group
- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by age groupAudiobook listeners in the U.S. 2018, by age group
- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by education levelAudiobook listeners in the U.S. 2018, by education
- Most common devices used to listen to an audiobook in the United States in the last 12 months as of April 2017Devices used to listen to audiobooks in the U.S. 2017
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- Estimated aggregate revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of trade book publisher revenue in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by format
- Book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of self-published books in the United States from 2008 to 2017, by format
- Average annual expenditure on reading per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017, by type (in millions)
- Preference for print books or e-books among adults in the United States as of April 2017
- Preferred formats of books among consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by gender
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2017, by format (in 1,000)
- Annual print book unit sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 (in millions)
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by age group
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by education level
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- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of e-books published
- Frequency of reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age group
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- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2014 to 2017, by genre
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- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by age group
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