A February 2019 survey revealed that 20 percent of respondents living in rural areas stated they had read at least one e-book in the previous 12 months. Conversely, 27 percent of Americans living in urban and suburban areas had read an e-book in the same time period.
Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2019). Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249778/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249778/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249778/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read An E-book in The Last 12 Months in The United States as of February 2019, by Urbanity." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249778/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-urbanity/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249778/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-urbanity/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249778/e-book-readers-in-the-us-by-urbanity/