In 2017, e-books accounted for 19 percent of all book sales in the United States, three percent less than in the previous year. This is due to e-book unit sales dropping from 180 million in 2016 to 162 million in 2017. In the latter year, the top-selling e-book was 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood, a novel which has seen become a highly popular and successful TV series.
E-book sales as a percentage of total book sales in the United States in 2016 and 2017
The May and July figures is given as "about 25 percent" / "about 26 percent" by their respective sources. Data for June and December 2012 not available.
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Publishers Weekly. (April 25, 2018). E-book sales as a percentage of total book sales in the United States in 2016 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234102/e-book-market-share-in-the-united-states/
Publishers Weekly. "E-book sales as a percentage of total book sales in the United States in 2016 and 2017." Chart. April 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234102/e-book-market-share-in-the-united-states/
Publishers Weekly. (2018). E-book sales as a percentage of total book sales in the United States in 2016 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234102/e-book-market-share-in-the-united-states/
Publishers Weekly. "E-book Sales as a Percentage of Total Book Sales in The United States in 2016 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234102/e-book-market-share-in-the-united-states/
Publishers Weekly, E-book sales as a percentage of total book sales in the United States in 2016 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234102/e-book-market-share-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
E-book sales as a percentage of total book sales in the United States in 2016 and 2017 [Graph], Publishers Weekly, April 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234102/e-book-market-share-in-the-united-states/
