The statistic presents reasons for not borrowing e-books from public libraries, named by respondents in the U.S. in 2011. Eight percent of the people surveyed stated they did not use the library or that there was no library nearby where they lived.
What would you say is the main reason you do not borrow e-books from your public library?
People who did not read an e-book in the past 12 months and people who read an e-book in the past 12 months but don’t check out e-books from the library
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The survey was conducted in English and in Spanish.
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Pew Research Center. (June 22, 2012). What would you say is the main reason you do not borrow e-books from your public library? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234055/reasons-for-not-borrowing-e-books-from-libraries/
Pew Research Center. "What would you say is the main reason you do not borrow e-books from your public library?." Chart. June 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234055/reasons-for-not-borrowing-e-books-from-libraries/
Pew Research Center. (2012). What would you say is the main reason you do not borrow e-books from your public library?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234055/reasons-for-not-borrowing-e-books-from-libraries/
Pew Research Center. "What Would You Say Is The Main Reason You Do Not Borrow E-books from Your Public Library?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234055/reasons-for-not-borrowing-e-books-from-libraries/
Pew Research Center, What would you say is the main reason you do not borrow e-books from your public library? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234055/reasons-for-not-borrowing-e-books-from-libraries/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
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