Thought tablets would be the big Ebook reader? Apparently not - a recent study found that 45% of eBook readers used a Mac or PC, while 40% of iPad owners had yet to read a single Ebook on their device. Other results:
Simba Information press release on study
- About 6,000 people a day buy an Ebook for the first time
- 9% of Adults bought at least 1 Ebook last year, 11% read at least one.
- Publishers sell about 5 paperbacks for every Ebook
- 41% of Ebook readers get Ebooks from free websites, 24% borrow from a library, 16% borrow from a friend or relative
- Differences between Print and Ebook bestseller lists are getting smaller
Simba Information press release on study