This chart illustrates the main reasons why people in France started to read e-books in 2014. It reveals that 14 percent of respondents started to use them because they had been offered an e-reader or an e-book.
What led you to try digital books for the first time?
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Hadopi, & GLN. (October 23, 2014). What led you to try digital books for the first time? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436846/reasons-using-digital-books-france/
Hadopi, und GLN. "What led you to try digital books for the first time?." Chart. October 23, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436846/reasons-using-digital-books-france/
Hadopi, GLN. (2014). What led you to try digital books for the first time?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436846/reasons-using-digital-books-france/
Hadopi, and GLN. "What Led You to Try Digital Books for The First Time?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436846/reasons-using-digital-books-france/
Hadopi & GLN, What led you to try digital books for the first time? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436846/reasons-using-digital-books-france/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
What led you to try digital books for the first time? [Graph], Hadopi, & GLN, October 23, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/436846/reasons-using-digital-books-france/