Books: online buyers Germany 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the number of online buyers, who purchase hardbacks and paperbacks on the internet, in Germany from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, there were roughly 15.55 million Germans aged 14 years and older, who purchased books on the internet.

Number of online buyers who purchased hardbacks and paperbacks on the internet in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions)

Characteristic	Online buyers in millions
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Release date

November 2016

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2013 to 2016

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking online buyers

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Base:
Survey based on the German-speaking population, 14 years and older, in private households, at place of main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Information on sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected to 70.33 million persons
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected to 70.52 million persons
2015: 7,009 respondents, projected to 69.24 million persons
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected to 69.56 million persons

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "The internet offers a wide range of services and products, that one can make use of or order, and which one then has to pay. This is a list of different offers. Please indicate all the offers of which you would say: 'I make use of this or buy this on the internet.'
Product: paperbacks or hardbacks.
(original German question: "Im Internet gibt es ja ganz verschiedene Dienstleistungen, Waren- und Serviceangebote, die man in Anspruch nehmen oder bestellen kann und die man dann bezahlen muss. Hier auf dieser Liste sind verschiedene Angebote aufgeschrieben. Bitte nennen Sie mir alle Punkte, bei denen Sie sagen: 'So etwas mache ich über das Internet, das nutze oder kaufe ich im Internet.'
Produkt:Taschenbücher, bzw. gebundene Bücher")

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