33% Growth for Digital Books from Public Libraries and Schools in 2020 Sets Records
Social justice and remote learning were key factors in ebook and audiobook usage
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Librarians and educators achieved record levels of digital book circulation in 2020. Readers worldwide borrowed 430 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a 33% increase over 2019. This significant growth was influenced by the pandemic, social justice and remote learning. Data was reported by
OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide.
Social unrest and widespread civil protests had a profound impact on the world and libraries expertly responded. Digital books about social justice and those written by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) or by a member of the marginalized community from which it depicts (Own Voices) experienced 165% Yo