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Digital title borrowing from libraries and schools worldwide 2017-2020

Published by Amy Watson, Apr 7, 2021
The number of digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in hit 430 million in 2020, up by 33 percent from the previous year. According to the source, 289 million e-books were borrowed from the 65 thousand libraries and schools included in the study in 2020, making e-books by far the most popular digital book format.

Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools worldwide from 2017 to 2020, by type (in millions)

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Release date

January 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

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from the OverDrive global network

Supplementary notes

Data for years prior to 2020 comes from previous reporting.
The source noted that 65 thousand libraries and schools were included in the study in 2020.

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