The statistic presents the number of book read in the United States "in the past year" as of December 2011, broken down by type of reader. During the Pew survey, 28 percent of e-reader and tablet owners stated they read more than 21 books in the previous year, which makes them frequent readers
Number of books U.S. read in the United States "in the past year" as of December 2011, by type of reader
Results are from a survey of 2,986 people age 16 and older conducted November 16-December 21, 2011. The survey was conducted in English and Spanish and on landline and cell phones. N for the number of owners of either an e-book reader or a tablet device=1,132.
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Pew Research Center. (April 10, 2012). Number of books U.S. read in the United States "in the past year" as of December 2011, by type of reader [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223182/number-of-books-read-from-e-reader-and-tablet-owners-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Number of books U.S. read in the United States "in the past year" as of December 2011, by type of reader." Chart. April 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223182/number-of-books-read-from-e-reader-and-tablet-owners-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Number of books U.S. read in the United States "in the past year" as of December 2011, by type of reader. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223182/number-of-books-read-from-e-reader-and-tablet-owners-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Books U.S. Read in The United States "in The past Year" as of December 2011, by Type of Reader." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223182/number-of-books-read-from-e-reader-and-tablet-owners-in-the-us/
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