{"id":94794,"date":"2012-12-20T09:44:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T14:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/12\/20\/part-5-where-and-how-readers-get-their-books-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:13:10","slug":"part-5-where-and-how-readers-get-their-books-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2012\/12\/20\/part-5-where-and-how-readers-get-their-books-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 5: Where and How Readers Get Their Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reader preferences for where and how they get their books are surprisingly similar across community types, yet the source of recommendations for new books to read and the way in which readers begin their search for e-books do show some interesting differences across communities.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Urban, suburban, and rural residents are similar in whether they prefer to <em>buy<\/em> or <em>borrow<\/em> print, e-books, or audiobooks and they are comparable in whether their most recent book was purchased or borrowed.\u00a0 However, suburban residents depend more on family members, friends, and co-workers for suggestions for new books to read, and rural residents are <em>least<\/em> likely to rely on the staff of a bookstore for reading recommendations, perhaps because there are fewer bookstores in their vicinity.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1382\" title=\"15 suburban and urban recs\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2012\/12\/15-suburban-and-urban-recs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"565\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across all three communities, a large majority of e-readers begin their search for an e-book at an online bookstore, but suburban residents are slightly more likely than those living in rural areas to begin their search for an e-book this way.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1383\" title=\"16 where the search begins\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2012\/12\/16-where-the-search-begins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"365\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Readers of both e-books and print books were asked which type of book is better for different reading activities such as sharing books with others, reading in bed, reading with a child, or reading while traveling.\u00a0 Generally, urban readers are more likely to prefer e-books for many reading activities while rural readers who have read in both formats tend to prefer print.\u00a0 For reading in bed and offering a wide selection, urban residents are more likely than those in rural communities to say e-books are better.\u00a0 Rural residents, on the other hand, are significantly <em>less<\/em> likely to say e-books are better than print for sharing books with others.\u00a0 Residents of these different types of communities do not differ from each other in their views of the best type of book for reading with a child, reading while traveling, or being able to get books quickly.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1384\" title=\"17 prefer ebook\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2012\/12\/17-prefer-ebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"423\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reader preferences for where and how they get their books are surprisingly similar across community types, yet the source of recommendations for new books to read and the way in which readers begin their search for e-books do show some interesting differences across communities. 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