Americans are reading more ebooks, but print still lives — theverge.com

All those pessimistic about the future of traditional books shouldn't fret just yet. A new Pew study found that Americans have been reading more ebooks, but they haven't completely replaced print books. The percentage of American adults who read ebooks has grown to 28 percent, up from 23 percent at the end of 2012. It's a surprisingly low number, considering another Pew study found that 46 percent of people now own a tablet or e-reader of some kind.

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