1. 'Me—I Need Paper.' Analysis of Novel Readers’ Difficult and Unequal Adoption of the Digital Format
- Author
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Emmanuelle Guittet, Centre de recherche sur les liens sociaux (CERLIS - UMR 8070), Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), LABEX ICCA, and Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP)-Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Structure (mathematical logic) ,[SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology ,Reading (process) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,[SHS.INFO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences ,Mathematics education ,General Medicine ,Sociology ,Digital reading ,Social issues ,media_common ,Qualitative research - Abstract
This article will examine representations and practices of digital reading among readers of novels in connection with their reading “careers.” It will draw on a qualitative study comprising thirty-six interviews with readers of novels. First, I present the positive representations associated with reading on ereaders, which are appreciated for their potential in terms of practicality. Next, I analyse obstacles to the development of digital reading: attachment to reading on paper; the need to own books; and the desire to display them. Finally, I study actual practices of reading on e-readers and examine the social causes that explain why the structure of reading practices is not affected by the use of digital technology, and thus, why not all readers participate in these new practices of reading.
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- 2020