Book piracy drivers in the U.S. 2017

Published by
Amy Watson,
Apr 11, 2018
The statistic presents data on the reasons for downloading illegal e-books from torrent sites in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 51 percent of respondents stated that they used illegal torrent sites for e-books because it is free/cheap.

Reasons for downloading illegal e-books from torrent sites in the United States in 2017

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Release date

March 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

595 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source does not specify the date of the survey or age of respondents.

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