This statistic shows the predictions of academic librarians as to the share of acquisition budgets that e-books will hold in 2021. In 2016, ** percent of respondents believed that e-books would make up more than ** percent of their library's acquisition budget in five years.
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Library Journal. (September 28, 2016). Prediction of e-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in five years in the United States as of 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/714449/5-year-prediction-of-e-book-share-of-total-academic-library-acquisitions-budgets/
Library Journal. "Prediction of e-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in five years in the United States as of 2016." Chart. September 28, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/714449/5-year-prediction-of-e-book-share-of-total-academic-library-acquisitions-budgets/
Library Journal. (2016). Prediction of e-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in five years in the United States as of 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/714449/5-year-prediction-of-e-book-share-of-total-academic-library-acquisitions-budgets/
Library Journal. "Prediction of E-books as a Share of Total Academic Library Acquisition Budgets in Five Years in The United States as of 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Sep 2016, /statistics/714449/5-year-prediction-of-e-book-share-of-total-academic-library-acquisitions-budgets/
Library Journal, Prediction of e-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in five years in the United States as of 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/714449/5-year-prediction-of-e-book-share-of-total-academic-library-acquisitions-budgets/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Prediction of e-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in five years in the United States as of 2016 [Graph], Library Journal, September 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/714449/5-year-prediction-of-e-book-share-of-total-academic-library-acquisitions-budgets/
