Average number of books purchased in the Netherlands 2021, by type

Published by
Amy Watson,
Dec 6, 2023
As of February 2021 in the Netherlands, following a consumer survey, the respondents stated that they buy about three and a half new paper books in average annually, while for e-books with subscriptions these were about 2 units per year.

How many books do you usually buy annually?

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Release date

January 2022

Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

February 2, 2021 to February 8, 2021

Number of respondents

1,214 respondents

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

Consumers

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

The questions were phrased by the source as follows:

K04a: Hoeveel fysieke boeken koopt u ongeveer per jaar? (in English: "How many physical books do you buy on average per year?")
K04c: E-books en luisterboeken kunt u per stuk kopen, maar ook ‘streamen’ via een abonnement. Kunt u aangeven hoeveel van deze boeken u los koopt per jaar en hoeveel u per jaar streamt via een abonnement? (in English: "You can buy e-books and audiobooks individiually, but you can also "steam" them via a subscription. Can you please indicate how many of these books you buy separately per year and how much you stream books via a subscription?").

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