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E-book publishing penetration in the U.S. 2015
Share of publishers and authors publishing their books digitally in the United States in 2015 and 2016
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The statistic shows the share of publishers and authors publishing their books digitally in the United States as of November 2015 and shows data on publisher and authors' plan on e-book publishing in 2016. During a survey, nearly 73 percent of responding publishers and authors said they had published their books digitally as of November 2015; 79.8 percent were planning to publish e-books in 2016.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Nov 2, 2015
The statistic shows the share of publishers and authors publishing their books digitally in the United States as of November 2015 and shows data on publisher and authors' plan on e-book publishing in 2016. During a survey, nearly 73 percent of responding publishers and authors said they had published their books digitally as of November 2015; 79.8 percent were planning to publish e-books in 2016.
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- The source does not provide information on the methodology (type of study, number of respondents, date of survey - the date provided is the release date)
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