Data on e-book downloading among internet users in the United Kingdom found that in 2022, a total of 18 percent of respondents had downloaded an e-book in the three months running to the survey, the same as in the previous year. Despite this, the most popular way of accessing e-books remains purchasing rather than downloading or sharing.
E-book downloading in the past three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022
Question: Have you downloaded any of the following through the internet in the past 3 months? By downloaded we mean transferring/saving a copy of a file onto your device (e.g. computer, laptop, smartphone etc.): E-books
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Intellectual Property Office (UK). (February 3, 2023). E-book downloading in the past three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291124/ebook-downloading-in-the-uk-by-frequency/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "E-book downloading in the past three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022." Chart. February 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291124/ebook-downloading-in-the-uk-by-frequency/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). (2023). E-book downloading in the past three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291124/ebook-downloading-in-the-uk-by-frequency/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "E-book Downloading in The past Three Months in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291124/ebook-downloading-in-the-uk-by-frequency/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), E-book downloading in the past three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291124/ebook-downloading-in-the-uk-by-frequency/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
E-book downloading in the past three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291124/ebook-downloading-in-the-uk-by-frequency/