The statistic presents the opinions of U.S. library users about the selection of e-books provided by their public libraries in 2011. Among the respondents, four percent described the selection as poor.
How would you describe the selection of e-books at your local public library?*
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How would you describe the selection of e-books at your local public library?*
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People who borrowed an e-book from the library in the past 12 months
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* The original question posed by the source was: "How is the selection of e-books at your local public library?" The survey was conducted in English and in Spanish.
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Pew Research Center. (June 22, 2012). How would you describe the selection of e-books at your local public library?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234048/selection-of-ebooks-in-libraries-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How would you describe the selection of e-books at your local public library?*." Chart. June 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234048/selection-of-ebooks-in-libraries-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). How would you describe the selection of e-books at your local public library?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234048/selection-of-ebooks-in-libraries-in-the-us/
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