The data describes book consumption per capita in the U.S. as of August 2015, by format. During a survey, 4% of respondents stated they read e-books only.
Book consumption in the United States – additional information
Reading books is still one of the preferred pastimes of Americans. As of 2016, about 80% of consumers aged between 18 and 29 years old identified themselves as book readers, and 73% of people aged between 30 and 49 said they read at least one book in the previous year. About 47% of American book readers still prefer hard copy books over e-books, while 21% of them stated they read more hard copy books than e-books.
