Paper books to die? Three Zhang Tu tell you what Americans read books-electronic books, paper-IT information
In more and more people are concerned today, paper books will be replaced by e-book, United States according to a report from the Pew Institute over the past 12 months in the United States who read a paper book is still more than 1 time times higher than the number of people who read books.
Pew Institute last week released its annual America's reading habits survey. Reported in the past 12 months, there are 73% Americans read at least one book, 65% of reading a paper book. By contrast, only 28% read an eBook, 14% people choose to listen to audio books.
The report data come from researchers in March this year between April of 1520 adult Americans conducted by the telephone survey.
The survey, the average American read 12 books a year, most typically read 4 books a year. This number is similar to data 5 years ago, in the 2011 survey, a total of 79% respondents who read at least one book in one year.
Although with the popularity of smartphones and tablet computers increasing number of eBooks, but United States readers, most still prefer paper books. In the survey, close to two-thirds readers in the last year, read a paper book, similar to the figure for 2012, but down from 71% in 2011.
According to statistics from Nielsen book survey late last year, United States paperback sales in 2015 to reach 570 million, up from 2014 550 million copies. For paper book sales rise, Publisher explained was mainly due to an adult painted hand-painted pop and Internet celebrity into a book.
In e-books, according to the report from the Pew Research Institute, 17% growth in number of people who read books from 2011 to 2014 28%, but this does not appear from the beginning in 2014, this year remained unchanged at 28%.
Looking at ebook readers, from 2011, this year, dedicated eBook reader read the number did not appear too much change, only rose from 7% to 8%; but the number of people using mobile phones and tablet computers to read has increased several times.
Report says Tablet readers from 2016, up 2011 in 15%; cell phone readers increased from 5% to 13%.
Reports also show that e-book readers, young people aged 18 to 29 years old, African American and Hispanic, received no university education readers use a cell phone instead of a tablet to read books.
Survey found that from a general point of view, 38% of respondents only paper book; 28% respondents paper books and electronic books; there was also 6% of respondents read books.
In the United States among readers, for someone interested in reading the highest proportion is 84%; 82% of the reading is to keep track of current affairs hot; 80% for fun reading and 57% for work or study.
纸质书要消亡？三张图告诉你美国人怎么读书 - 电子书,电纸书 - IT资讯
在越来越多人担忧纸质书籍会被电子书取代的今天，美国皮尤研究所的一项报告显示，过去12个月在美国读过一本纸质书的人依然比看电子书的人数多出一倍以上。
皮尤研究所于上周发布了年度美国人读书习惯调查报告。报告称在过去12个月里，有73%的美国人至少看了一本书，有65%读过一本纸质书。相比之下，只有28%的人看过一本电子书，14%的人选择听有声读物。
这项报告的数据来自于研究人员今年3月到4月期间对1520名成年美国人进行的电话问卷调查。
调查结果显示，美国人平均一年看12本书，最典型的情况是一年看4本书。这个数量与5年前的数据类似，在2011年的调查中，共有79%的受访者在一年内至少看了一本书。
虽然随着智能手机和平板电脑的普及电子书数量增多，但对于美国读者而言，大部分受访者仍然愿意选择纸质书。在调查中，接近三分之二的读者都在去年读了一本纸质书，这个数字和2012年的相似，但比2011年的71%有所下降。
根据尼尔森图书调查公司去年底的统计，美国2015年的纸质书销量达到5.7亿册，高于2014年的5.5亿册。对于纸质书销量的上涨，出版商解释称主要是由于成人手绘涂色书的流行以及网络红人的出书。
在电子书方面，根据皮尤研究所的报告，看电子书的人数从2011年的17%增长到了2014年的28%，但这个比例从2014年开始就基本没有出现变化，今年依然维持在28%。
在看电子书的读者中，从2011年到今年，专门用电子书阅读器看书的人数没有出现太大变化，仅从7%上升到8%；但用手机和平板电脑看书的人数却增长了数倍。
报告称，用平板电脑读书的人从2011年的4%上升到了2016年的15%；用手机的读者则从5%上升到了13%。
报告还显示，在电子书读者中，18岁到29岁的年轻人、非洲裔和拉美裔、未接受大学教育的读者更多使用手机而非平板电脑来看书。
调查发现，从总体上来看，有38%的受访者只看纸质书；28%的受访者纸质书和电子书都看；还有6%的受访者只看电子书。
在这些美国读者当中，为了某个感兴趣的话题而读书的比例最高，达到84%；有82%的人看书是为了追踪时事热点；80%是为了乐趣读书；还有57%是为了工作或者学习。