e-Reader ownership surges since last November; tablet ownership grows more slowly

More gifts from the great Pew Internet and American Life Project:

e-Reader ownership surges since last November; tablet ownership grows more slowly

“The share of adults in the United States who own an e-book reader doubled to 12% in May, 2011 from 6% in November 2010. E-readers, such as a Kindle or Nook, are portable devices designed to allow readers to download and read books and periodicals. This is the first time since the Pew Internet Project began measuring e-reader use in April 2009 that ownership of this device has reached double digits among U.S. adults.”

Both seem to have significant penetration in major library user populations.

Stephen