Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Q: How many people read books on eReaders?

A: According the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 23% of adult readers have read an ebook.

In a blog last year I noted that the percentage as 12%. That's a growth rate of almost 100%. During the same period, ebook sales have risen from 17% to 25%. Half of all fiction is now being bought for consumption on eReaders.

I remember the prophecies of the paperless office back in the early 90s. I'm still waiting. But to state the obvious, the digital revolution in publishing appears to be a relentless transformation in how we consume what we read.

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