The digital revolution in the book market and the new reading practices in the United States, France and Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/rici.v15.n3.2022.44171

Keywords:

Reading, Ebook, Printed book, Library, Digital revolution

Abstract

Technological changes, especially the internet, have modified the forms of production, access and consumption of books. Whether for authors, who can self-publish, for publishers, who have started to offer audiobooks and ebooks, or for readers, who read on screen and from clicks, the book market is experiencing a digital revolution. In this context, a documentary and bibliographic research is carried out based on statistical data on three countries (Brazil, United States and France) with the objective of analyzing the size of the reading population in each country, the interest of young people in reading, ebook reading rates and library use/interest. It appears that, although the total number of readers in each country has remained stable in the last decade and the younger ones constitute the group most interested in digital books and audiobooks, the practice of reading printed books has reduced among adolescents and adults in a way that constant in recent years. In addition, the demand for libraries has decreased, especially with regard to the use of their bibliographic collection, raising doubts about their future in an increasingly digital world.

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Author Biography

Willian Eduardo Righini de Souza, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, Itapetininga, SP, Brasil

PhD and Master in Information Science from the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo. Bachelor of Information Science from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo. Librarian at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo. Areas of interest: book history, reading, public libraries and cultural mediation. 

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Published

2022-12-15

How to Cite

Souza, W. E. R. de. (2022). The digital revolution in the book market and the new reading practices in the United States, France and Brazil. Revista Ibero-Americana De Ciência Da Informação, 15(3), 782–804. https://doi.org/10.26512/rici.v15.n3.2022.44171