A survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2021, showed that female respondents were more likely than men to purchase physical copies of e-books, with 28 percent saying that they had done so in the three months leading up to the survey compared to 24 percent of men. Purchasing e-books was the most common method of accessing them, followed by downloading and streaming.
Methods of accessing e-books in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2021, by gender
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GOV.UK. (December 6, 2021). Methods of accessing e-books in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291796/gender-distribution-of-e-book-downloaders-and-accessers-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Methods of accessing e-books in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2021, by gender." Chart. December 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291796/gender-distribution-of-e-book-downloaders-and-accessers-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Methods of accessing e-books in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291796/gender-distribution-of-e-book-downloaders-and-accessers-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Methods of Accessing E-books in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of May 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291796/gender-distribution-of-e-book-downloaders-and-accessers-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Methods of accessing e-books in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291796/gender-distribution-of-e-book-downloaders-and-accessers-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
