This statistic illustrates the source channels of printed books read in Italy during the lockdown imposed by the pandemic in 2020. According to the survey results, about half of the readers picked a book they found home, while 35 percent of the respondents stated they bought their printed books from Amazon.
Where did the printed books that you had read in the last 12 months come from?
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Where did the printed books that you had read in the last 12 months come from?
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More than one answer was possible. This question was phrased by the source as follows: "«Da dove provenivano i libri cartacei che ha letto negli ultimi 12 / 2 mesi?"
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Giornale della libreria. (July 16, 2020). Where did the printed books that you had read in the last 12 months come from? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792716/paper-books-acquisition-by-source-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria. "Where did the printed books that you had read in the last 12 months come from?." Chart. July 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792716/paper-books-acquisition-by-source-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria. (2020). Where did the printed books that you had read in the last 12 months come from?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792716/paper-books-acquisition-by-source-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria. "Where Did The Printed Books That You Had Read in The Last 12 Months Come From?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792716/paper-books-acquisition-by-source-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria, Where did the printed books that you had read in the last 12 months come from? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792716/paper-books-acquisition-by-source-in-italy/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
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