The Library Research Service from Colorado (a government agency that is charged with doing research on library usage, etc. ) is out today with the results of a survey they did (about 1700 respondents) about the future of the book.
The survey asked in what format (audio, electronic, or paper) respondents currently read fiction, non-fiction, and textbooks, as well as how they predict how they will read those materials 10 years from now. Those that use audio did not expect much change in 10 years (less than 1% change in each category). The largest expected transformation among respondents was for textbooks. 10 percent currently read them in an electronic format, but 59% expect to be reading them electronically in 10 years.
Survey respondents also predicted a change in how they will read fiction and non-fiction. Currently, 86 percent of our respondents read non-fiction in a paper format, but only 59 percent expect they will still be reading non-fiction that way in 10 years.
Plenty more details at the site. Thanks to Resource Shelf for the link.
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