Here’s some interesting figures I found while reading an article on ebooks.
Estimated U.S. consumer e-book purchases in 2010: 6 million
Estimated U.S. consumer e-book purchases in 2009: 3 million
Number of downloads of public library e-books and other virtual library content in 2009: 19 million
Number of downloads 2003-2008: 10 million
Increase in new users in 2009 from 2008: 36 percent
Sources: Forrester Research, library data for libraries serviced by OverDrive
