The statistic displays the results of survey question about reasons to buy books instead of borrowing from a library in the Netherlands in 2017. The survey outcomes indicate that the majority of respondents were motivated to purchase books because they wanted to own the book(s) themselves. Over 50 percent of respondents bought their most recently purchased book because they preferred to own their book rather than have it on loan.
Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Waarom heeft u ervoor gekozen het boek [laatst gekochte boek] te kopen en niet te lenen bij de bibliotheek?" (English: Why did you decide to purchase the book [last book purchase] instead of borrowing it from a library?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Stichting Lezen. (May 1, 2017). Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Stichting Lezen. "Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library?." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Stichting Lezen. (2017). Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Stichting Lezen. "Why Did You Decide to Purchase Your Last Book Instead of Borrowing It from a Library?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Stichting Lezen, Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library? [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Stichting Lezen, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
