Print and digital readers like different books, library data suggests

Ebook lending has been included for the first time in UK libraries’ annual tally of loans, and indicates distinct preferences between media

Gail Honeyman’s “up lit” novel Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine was the most borrowed ebook from UK libraries last year, with new figures showing a marked difference in taste between those borrowing ebooks and those checking out print titles.

This is the first time data for the most borrowed ebooks has been released, with Honeyman’s story of a woman whose carefully timetabled life is shattered by an act of kindness, topping the chart. Honeyman said she was “absolutely delighted and very grateful” at the news. “Our fantastic public libraries are a precious resource, and provide a vitally important range of services to the community,” she said.

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