{"id":8728,"date":"2022-01-06T11:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:58:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:01:46","slug":"three-in-ten-americans-now-read-e-books","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/01\/06\/three-in-ten-americans-now-read-e-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-in-ten Americans now read e-books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For the latest research on Americans\u2019\u00a0reading habits, read “Americans still opt for print books over digital or audio versions; few are in book clubs<\/a>.”<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans are spreading their book consumption across several formats. The share of adults who have read print books in the past 12 months still outpaces the share using other forms, but 30% now say they have read an e-book in that time frame.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overall, 75% of U.S. adults say they have read a book in the past 12 months in any format, whether completely or part way through, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2011, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted from Jan. 25 to Feb. 8, 2021. Print books remain the most popular format for reading, with 65% of adults saying that they have read a print book in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While shares of print book readers and audiobook listeners remain mostly unchanged from a Center survey conducted in 2019, there has been an uptick in the share of Americans who report reading e-books, from 25% to 30%.<\/p>\n\n\n

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