Librarians: eBooks a Good Thing for Libraries
Most librarians think that eBook reading and digital content are a good thing for libraries; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
Most librarians think that eBook reading and digital content are a good thing for libraries; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
32% of eBook borrowers say the library selection is ‘good,’ 18% ‘very good,’ 16% ‘excellent’; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
The broader public are generally not aware they can borrow eBooks from libraries; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
The median for eBooks reportedly read are 20/year by eBook borrowers and 12 by non-borrowers; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
eBook borrowers read an average of 29 eBooks/year, compared with 23 eBooks for non-borrowers; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
Most eBook borrowers say libraries are very important to them and their families; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
A majority of Americans do not know that eBooks are provided by their local library; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
Only 12% of readers of eBooks borrowed an eBook from the library in the past year; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
19% get book recommendations from librarians or library websites; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading
23% get book recommendations from staffers in bookstores they visit in person; http://eicker.at/DigitalReading