As of February 2023 in the Netherlands, the share of surveyed respondents saying they were reading mostly or only paper books remained stood at 71 percent. By comparison, the share of people reporting they were reading mostly or only ebooks amounted to 22 percent. Since 2020, this share has increased by five percent.
Distribution of paper and e-book reading preference in the Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023
Characteristic
I only read paper books
I mostly read paper books, sometimes an e-book
I roughly read equally many paper books as e-books
I mostly read e-books, sometimes a paper book
I only read e-books
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Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (February 1, 2023). Distribution of paper and e-book reading preference in the Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560234/distribution-of-paper-and-e-book-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Distribution of paper and e-book reading preference in the Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560234/distribution-of-paper-and-e-book-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (2023). Distribution of paper and e-book reading preference in the Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560234/distribution-of-paper-and-e-book-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Distribution of Paper and E-book Reading Preference in The Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560234/distribution-of-paper-and-e-book-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Distribution of paper and e-book reading preference in the Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560234/distribution-of-paper-and-e-book-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of paper and e-book reading preference in the Netherlands from January 2020 to February 2023 [Graph], Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/560234/distribution-of-paper-and-e-book-reading-habits-in-the-netherlands/