This graph presents data on the number of digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017 and 2018, sorted by type. According to the source, 185 million eBooks were borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2018, up from 155 million the year before.
Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by type
(in millions)
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OverDrive. (January 8, 2019). Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 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 in 2017 and 2018, by type (in millions)." Chart. January 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250007/downloading-or-borrowing-e-books-on-a-public-library-website-in-the-us/
OverDrive. (2019). Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 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 in 2017 and 2018, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2019, 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 in 2017 and 2018, 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 January 25, 2020)
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