E-books surge as print demand drops

© iStockphoto.com/Bosca78

One-third of Americans now own either an e-book reader or a tablet computer, according to the latest update from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. That's almost double the rate from one year earlier, and it corresponds to a decline — from 72% to 67% — in the percentage reading print books. E-book readers are typically 30 to 49 years old, have college or graduate degrees, and live in households earning more than $75,000, the report said.

December 30, 2012

ADVERTISEMENT
BWF Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

ADVERTISEMENT
EurekAlert! Travel Awards

ADVERTISEMENT
Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award