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5-year prediction e-book share of academic library acquisition budgets U.S. 2016

Prediction of e-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in five years in the United States as of 2016

The data displays the predictions of academic librarians as to the share of acquisition budgets that e-books will hold in 2021. In 2016, 23% of respondents believed that e-books would make up more than 25% of their library's acquisition budget in five years.

0%	2
1% to 5%	9
6% to 10%	17
11% to 15%	21
16% to 25%	28
More than 25%	23

5-year prediction e-book share of academic library acquisition budgets U.S. 2016

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