Digital purchasing and borrowing in France 2024

Published by
Laura Carollo,
Oct 11, 2024

A report on book readership in France found that about 70 percent of respondents got their e-books or digital audiobooks free of charge via a legal channel. This is good news for the digital book market, which continues to face problems linked to unpaid illegal access. Pay-as-you-go downloads were also a popular option, whereas less than 50 percent of respondents accessed e-books via digital library loans.

Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2024

CharacteristicE-booksDigital audiobooks
Free of charge legally 72% 71%
Pay-as-you-go (download) 69% 74%
Lending between individuals 50% -
Digital loan in libraries 48% 66%
Gift 50% -
Subscription - 68%
Pay-as-you-go (streaming) - 65%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents72%72%69%69%50%50%48%48%50%50%71%71%74%74%66%66%68%68%65%65%E-booksDigital audiobooksFree of charge legallyPay-as-you-go (download)Lending between individualsDigital loan in librariesGiftSubscriptionPay-as-you-go (streaming)
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Release date

April 2024

Region

France

Survey time period

January 8 to February 2, 2024

Number of respondents

5,087*

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

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