This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Waarom heeft u ervoor gekozen het boek [laatst gekochte boek] te kopen en niet te lenen bij de bibliotheek?" (English: Why did you decide to purchase the book [last book purchase] instead of borrowing it from a library?)
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Reasons to buy books instead of borrowing from a library in the Netherlands 2017
The statistic displays the results of survey question about reasons to buy books instead of borrowing from a library in the Netherlands in 2017. The survey outcomes indicate that the majority of respondents were motivated to purchase books because they wanted to own the book(s) themselves. Over ** percent of respondents bought their most recently purchased book because they preferred to own their book rather than have it on loan.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Stichting Lezen. (May 1, 2017). Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Stichting Lezen. "Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library?." Chart. May 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Stichting Lezen. (2017). Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Stichting Lezen. "Why Did You Decide to Purchase Your Last Book Instead of Borrowing It from a Library?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2017, /statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Stichting Lezen, Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Why did you decide to purchase your last book instead of borrowing it from a library? [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Stichting Lezen, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/883408/reasons-to-buy-books-instead-of-borrowing-from-a-library-in-the-netherlands/
