The statistic presents information on the awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, broken down by region. According to the source, 56 percent of respondents based in the central regions of the country, such as Quebec and Ontario, said they had the option to borrow e-books from their local libraries, while 32 percent did not know if they had such a possibility.
Awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region
All Canada n = 584; West n = 111; Prairie n = 75; Central n = 351; Atlantic n = 47
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
includes visits in person and online; among respondents who purchased a minimum of one book of any format in the prior month
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Regions are comprised of the following provinces and territories:
- West: British Columbia and Northern Territories (Yukon, Norhtwest Territories, Nunavut - residents of these terrirtories comprise lees than 0.2% of the total sample in the study)
- Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
- Central: Ontario and Quebec
- Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
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BookNet Canada. (December 2, 2014). Awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470057/canada-book-buyers-library-ebook-availability-awareness-region/
BookNet Canada. "Awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region." Chart. December 2, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470057/canada-book-buyers-library-ebook-availability-awareness-region/
BookNet Canada. (2014). Awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470057/canada-book-buyers-library-ebook-availability-awareness-region/
BookNet Canada. "Awareness of E-book Availability in Libraries among Book Buyers in Canada in 2013, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470057/canada-book-buyers-library-ebook-availability-awareness-region/
BookNet Canada, Awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470057/canada-book-buyers-library-ebook-availability-awareness-region/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Awareness of e-book availability in libraries among book buyers in Canada in 2013, by region [Graph], BookNet Canada, December 2, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470057/canada-book-buyers-library-ebook-availability-awareness-region/