This graph illustrates where U.S. e-book readers started their search for a particular e-book as of December 2011. 75 percent of those who read e-books said that when they wanted to read a particular e-book, they usually looked for it first at an online bookstore or website, while 12 percent said they tended to look first at their public library.
When you want to read a particular e-book, where do you look first?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
At an online bookstore/website
75%
At your public library
12%
Someplace else
5%
Don’t know
5%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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The source does not provide detailed information regarding the questions and possible answers of the survey. The wording chosen here might therefore differ slightly from the wording of the survey. Results are from a survey of 2,986 people age 16 and older conducted November 16-December 21, 2011. N for number of those who had read a book in the past 12 months=2,474 among those age 16 and older. The survey was conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cell phones.
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Pew Research Center. (April 10, 2012). When you want to read a particular e-book, where do you look first? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223175/where-do-e-book-reader-start-their-search/
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