Harris Poll: 8 Percent Use Electronic Readers

• Those who have eReaders do, in fact, read more. Overall, 40 percent of Americans read 11 or more books a year, with 19 percent reading 21 or more books in a year. But among those who have an eReader, 36 percent read 11-20 books a year and 26 percent read 21 or more books in an average year.

• EReader users are also more likely to buy books: 21 percent of Americans say they have not purchased any books in the past year, compared to only 8 percent of eReader users who say the same. As for book purchasers, 17 percent of eReader users purchased between 11 and 20, and 20 percent bought 21 or more books in the past year. Eleven percent of Americans purchased between 11 and 20 books, and 12 percent bought 21 or more books.