This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2017 on reasons for choosing print books instead of e-books. Some 23 percent of respondents stated that they chose a print book instead of an e-book because they wanted to buy the book second hand.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey on e-books in the United Kingdom 2017 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
If you choose a print version of a book instead of an e-book, what are the reasons for purchasing a print book?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I want to read a 'real' book again
55%
I like to put the book on a shelf
42%
I want to give the book as a present
40%
The book is very special to me
35%
I discovered it in a bookshop and bought it right away
33%
I wanted to buy this book second hand
23%
The book has a very special/especially pretty cover
residential population, who reads in their free time and spent money on a book within the last 12 months; respondents, who purchase print books and ebooks
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Statista. (August 1, 2017). If you choose a print version of a book instead of an e-book, what are the reasons for purchasing a print book? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/739672/uk-consumers-reasons-for-choosing-print-books-instead-of-e-books
Statista. "If you choose a print version of a book instead of an e-book, what are the reasons for purchasing a print book?." Chart. August 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/739672/uk-consumers-reasons-for-choosing-print-books-instead-of-e-books
Statista. (2017). If you choose a print version of a book instead of an e-book, what are the reasons for purchasing a print book?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/739672/uk-consumers-reasons-for-choosing-print-books-instead-of-e-books
Statista. "If You Choose a Print Version of a Book Instead of An E-book, What Are The Reasons for Purchasing a Print Book?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/739672/uk-consumers-reasons-for-choosing-print-books-instead-of-e-books
Statista, If you choose a print version of a book instead of an e-book, what are the reasons for purchasing a print book? Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/739672/uk-consumers-reasons-for-choosing-print-books-instead-of-e-books (last visited July 23, 2024)
If you choose a print version of a book instead of an e-book, what are the reasons for purchasing a print book? [Graph], Statista, August 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/739672/uk-consumers-reasons-for-choosing-print-books-instead-of-e-books
