This graph shows the share of respondents to a spring 2013 poll who bought a certain number of print books throughout the previous year, along with the shares of respondents who estimated that they would buy a certain number of print books in the year 2016. Ten percent of respondents said that they had bought six or seven print books in the last year, and nine percent estimated that they would buy six or seven print books in 2016.
Number of print books bought per capita in the United States in 2012 and 2016
Respondents were asked: "During the past year, how many books (excluding textbooks) have you bought by type? Please give us your best guess as to how many books you think you may buy in 2016 by type."
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Ricoh. (December 13, 2013). Number of print books bought per capita in the United States in 2012 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289330/number-of-print-books-bought-per-capita-usa/
Ricoh. "Number of print books bought per capita in the United States in 2012 and 2016." Chart. December 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289330/number-of-print-books-bought-per-capita-usa/
Ricoh. (2013). Number of print books bought per capita in the United States in 2012 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289330/number-of-print-books-bought-per-capita-usa/
Ricoh. "Number of Print Books Bought per Capita in The United States in 2012 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289330/number-of-print-books-bought-per-capita-usa/
Ricoh, Number of print books bought per capita in the United States in 2012 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289330/number-of-print-books-bought-per-capita-usa/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Number of print books bought per capita in the United States in 2012 and 2016 [Graph], Ricoh, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289330/number-of-print-books-bought-per-capita-usa/
