A report on book readership in France found that 62 percent of respondents got their e-books or digital audiobooks free of charge via a legal channel. This is good news for the digital book market, which continues to face problems linked to unpaid illegal access. Pay-as-you-go downloads were also a popular option, whereas less than 35 percent of respondents accessed e-books and online audiobooks via digital library loans.
Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2021
January 11 to 16, 2021 and January 25 to February 8, 2021
Number of respondents
5,087*
Age group
15 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
*The source noted that 2,010 participants were surveyed via telephone between 11 and 16 January, 2021 to measure the profile and penetration of readers. Between January 25 and February 8, 2021 an online survey was conducted among 3,077 participants for an in-depth investigation into readers' behavior.
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Syndicat National de l'Edition. (April 15, 2021). Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241246/digital-book-access-luxembourg/
Syndicat National de l'Edition. "Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2021." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241246/digital-book-access-luxembourg/
Syndicat National de l'Edition. (2021). Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241246/digital-book-access-luxembourg/
Syndicat National de l'Edition. "Methods of Obtaining E-books and Digital Audiobooks in France as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241246/digital-book-access-luxembourg/
Syndicat National de l'Edition, Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2021 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241246/digital-book-access-luxembourg/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Methods of obtaining e-books and digital audiobooks in France as of February 2021 [Graph], Syndicat National de l'Edition, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241246/digital-book-access-luxembourg/