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U.S. consumers e-book reading devices April 2017
Devices used for reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Sep 3, 2019
The statistic shows the devices consumers use to read e-books in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 61 percent of respondents stated that they read e-books on a tablet.
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by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Sep 3, 2019
The statistic shows the devices consumers use to read e-books in the United States in 2017. During the survey, 61 percent of respondents stated that they read e-books on a tablet.
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- April 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 4 to April 12, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 480 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- English-speaking residential population, who read e-books at least as often as printed books
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Multiple answers were possible.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 4 to April 12, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 480 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- English-speaking residential population, who read e-books at least as often as printed books
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Multiple answers were possible.
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