This statistic shows the responses to the survey question: "How many books did you finish reading in the last year?" As of January 2020, 14 percent of respondents who sometimes read books in the Netherlands, said they finished 11 to 20 e-books or paper books in the previous 12 months.
Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books
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Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hoeveel boeken heeft u in de afgelopen 12 maanden uitgelezen (papieren dan wel e-books)?" (English: How many books did you finish reading in the past 12 months (either paper or e-books)?)
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen. (February 1, 2020). Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560420/number-of-books-read-in-the-last-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Koninklijke Bibliotheek, und Stichting Lezen. "Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books." Chart. February 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560420/number-of-books-read-in-the-last-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Stichting Lezen. (2020). Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560420/number-of-books-read-in-the-last-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Stichting Lezen. "Distribution of Books Finished Reading by The Dutch as of January 2020, by Number of Books." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560420/number-of-books-read-in-the-last-year-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Stichting Lezen, Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560420/number-of-books-read-in-the-last-year-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 17, 2025)
Distribution of books finished reading by the Dutch as of January 2020, by number of books [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen, February 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/560420/number-of-books-read-in-the-last-year-in-the-netherlands/
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