Tablet and e-book sales got a tremendous boost by holiday shoppers, according to a new study from the Pew Internet Project.
The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% between mid-December and early January.
Ahe same surge in growth also applied to e-book readers, which also jumped from 10% to 19% over the same time period.
The number of Americans owning at least one of these digital reading devices jumped from 18% in December to 29% in January.
Pew