The share of adults who have read an e-book in the last 12 months in the United States dropped to 25 percent in 2019. E-book consumption tends to fluctuate, growing significantly between 2011 and 2014 and holding until 2016, but dropping slightly since. E-books are more popular than audiobooks among adults in all age categories, but print is the most popular format by a large margin.
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