The number of digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in hit 326 million in 2019, up 20 percent from the previous year. According to the source, 211 million eBooks were borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in that year, surpassing 200 million for the first time.
Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by type
(in millions)
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OverDrive. (January 8, 2020). Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250007/downloading-or-borrowing-e-books-on-a-public-library-website-in-the-us/
OverDrive. "Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by type (in millions)." Chart. January 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250007/downloading-or-borrowing-e-books-on-a-public-library-website-in-the-us/
OverDrive. (2020). Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250007/downloading-or-borrowing-e-books-on-a-public-library-website-in-the-us/
OverDrive. "Digital Books Borrowed from Libraries and Schools in The United States from 2017 to 2019, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250007/downloading-or-borrowing-e-books-on-a-public-library-website-in-the-us/
OverDrive, Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250007/downloading-or-borrowing-e-books-on-a-public-library-website-in-the-us/ (last visited July 12, 2020)
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