Another sign, consumers want all of their information on just a few small devices. According to the latest information from the Pew Research Center, in the past year alone, the number of people who read e-books increased from 16% to 23%. The move toward e-book reading coincides with an increase in ownership of electronic book reading devices.
In all, according to Pew, the number of owners of either a tablet computer or e-book reading device such as a Kindle or Nook grew from 18% in late 2011 to 33% in late 2012.
Read more about the increase in e-book ownership and exactly who the readers are, HERE