Online books readers in Italy 2015-2019, by geographic area
In Italy, individuals living in north-west part of the country who downloaded and read e-books or online books increased from 7.9 percent in 2015 to 10.9 percent as of 2019. Yet, by the end of 2019, this share slightly decreased to 10.5 percent. By contrast, the percentage of readers in the South and in the Islands increased in the given period, peaking to 12 percent in 2018 and 2019.