E-Reading

75% of U.S. adults say they have read a book in the past 12 months in any format, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2011.

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

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A growing share of Americans are reading e-books on tablets and smartphones rather than dedicated e-readers, but print books remain much more popular than books in digital formats

On cellphones, longer news stories get about twice the engaged time from readers as shorter pieces do. They also get roughly the same number of visitors.

The number of book readers has dipped a bit from the previous year and the number of e-book readers has remained flat.

As librarians around the country gather in Las Vegas for the American Library Association’s annual conference, here are findings that stand out from our research.

The proportion of Americans who read e-books is growing, but few have completely replaced print books for electronic versions.