I just finished reading the ABCs of e-reading in the print version of the WSJ. The stats are what caught my eye. In the General forum here, we have a lot of polls, but these polls are biased because only forum members will see them, and we are enthusiasts. Here are some of the stats:
- 51% of e-reader owners increased their purchases of ebooks in the past year.
- 9% of consumers increased their purchases of hardcover books in the past year.
- Average # of books read by e-reader owners in a month: 2.6
- Average # of books read by print book readers in a month: 1.9 (we read 37% more!)
- 176% increase in U.S. electronic book sales in 2009
- 1.8% decrease in U.S. book sales from 2008 to 2009. (I assume they meant print books)
- 51% of e-reader owners read on their device on a daily basis
- 86% of e-reader owners read on their device more than once a week.
From these stats, it seems like there are a lot of e-reader owners who don't participate here, because our numbers are more drastic. (for example, I think a vast majority of us here read on our devices every day)