has read/listened to at least one book in the following formats during the past 12 months
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide the number of respondents or the exact date of the survey for the years 2011, 2012, and 2014. The figures for the year 2013 are not available.
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Book consumption by format in the United States 2011-2015
The statistic shows the penetration rate of book consumption in the United States between 2011 and 2015, broken down by book format. In 2014, 14 percent of respondents reported having listened to at least one audiobook in the past 12 months.
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Pew Research Center. (October 19, 2015). Book consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2015, by format [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1638274/book-consumption-by-format-united-states/
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