The statistic shows the results of a survey about the average number of e-books read by people in Japan as of August 2018. In the period examined, the largest share of respondents, about 15 percent, claimed to read several e-books per week.
Share of people reading e-books in Japan in 2018, by quantity
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MONEYzine. (October 6, 2018). Share of people reading e-books in Japan in 2018, by quantity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921481/japan-share-people-reading-electronic-books-by-quantity/
MONEYzine. "Share of people reading e-books in Japan in 2018, by quantity." Chart. October 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921481/japan-share-people-reading-electronic-books-by-quantity/
MONEYzine. (2018). Share of people reading e-books in Japan in 2018, by quantity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921481/japan-share-people-reading-electronic-books-by-quantity/
MONEYzine. "Share of People Reading E-books in Japan in 2018, by Quantity." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921481/japan-share-people-reading-electronic-books-by-quantity/
MONEYzine, Share of people reading e-books in Japan in 2018, by quantity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921481/japan-share-people-reading-electronic-books-by-quantity/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Share of people reading e-books in Japan in 2018, by quantity [Graph], MONEYzine, October 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/921481/japan-share-people-reading-electronic-books-by-quantity/