A survey in South Korea in 2019 found that around 56.5 percent of respondents preferred purchasing a physical copy of books, while the other 43.5 percent stated to prefer downloading e-books and reading them offline.
Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019
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Book market in FinlandLimelight Networks. (July 29, 2019). Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035895/south-korea-books-consumption-source/
Limelight Networks. "Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019." Chart. July 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035895/south-korea-books-consumption-source/
Limelight Networks. (2019). Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035895/south-korea-books-consumption-source/
Limelight Networks. "Main Sources for Obtaining Books in South Korea in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035895/south-korea-books-consumption-source/
Limelight Networks, Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035895/south-korea-books-consumption-source/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Main sources for obtaining books in South Korea in 2019 [Graph], Limelight Networks, July 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035895/south-korea-books-consumption-source/