A new feature on Apple Books gives users Spotify Wrapped–style insights into their reading habits in 2023—a year in which Jack Carr, Prince Harry, Britney Spears, and Rebecca Yarros topped the Apple Books charts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
In bookstores' L.A. heyday, shops were as ubiquitous as a certain coffee chain is today. But we're no slouches today, even if the internet removed many stores' physical presences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-14 16:00:50 UTC ]
Sorry to Kindle loyalists: people who read paper books tend to be more advanced readers, according to a recent study of the reading habits of thousands of teens around the world. The study, conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, looked at the way teenagers in 30... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-07-25 17:18:30 UTC ]
Word of the new NEIBA Reading Challenge, aimed at radically reshaping the reading habits of booksellers in the region, came just hours before the announcement that only one charge would be brought against a police officer in the killing of Breonna Taylor—news that reverberated during the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The reading habits of people in the UK can provide golden insight for publishers. But they're all too often clouded by assumptions and anecdotes rather than actual research. Which generation reads the most? Can we predict which genres will be most popular in the near future? And what is the key... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 20:02:35 UTC ]
Parisian bookstore and lending library Shakespeare and Company is digitizing decades of its records, revealing the reading habits of its famous patrons. The post The Reading Habits of Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-05-22 20:30:26 UTC ]
When Sylvia Beach, the New Jersey native who published Ulysses and opened Paris’ Shakespeare and Co. (“the most famous bookstore in the world”), died in 1962, Princeton University purchased and catalogued her papers. This trove of materials reveals, among other things, the reading preferences of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-05-08 19:46:30 UTC ]
Forget tea leaves and psychics. Your reading habits tell you everything you need to know about yourself. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-01 12:44:18 UTC ]
I was about 21, riding a scooter on my way home from work, when I noticed a shadow over my ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-16 10:35:41 UTC ]
The Reading Agency is challenging people to ditch their phones and rebuild their reading habits to mark World Book Night. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's been a disruptive decade for the book business, but Pew's latest research suggests that Americans' reading habits have remained relatively stable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic Reading Club President Judy Newman talks about trends in children's reading habits and encouragement from parents and educators. The post Scholastic Reading Club’s Judy Newman: ‘Joy and Bonding’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books are making a big difference to the reading habits of young children, particularly boys Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reading doesn't just improve your knowledge, it can help fight depression, make you more confident, empathetic, and a better decision maker.My favorite book is War and Peace.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The number of children who enjoy reading for pleasure has increased but the gender gap between girls and boys has widened, according to a new report from the National Literacy Trust (NLT). For this year’s ‘Children’s and Young People’s Reading’, an annual report into children’s reading habits,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
For centuries we the taxpayers have paid to maintain the nation’s treasures and institutions. It would be madness to hand over our archives nowIt’s brutal out there for public service institutions. They are under relentless pressure to conform to a bizarre form of market logic that requires them... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than half of teachers believe contemporary children read less than their generation did when they were growing up, according to new research carried out for the launch of this year’s Read for My School competition. For the study, 500 teachers in the UK were asked about the reading habits... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The music, film and TV industries have all undergone radical transformations over the last fifteen years. In contrast, the publishing industry is only now feeling the full force of technological change. Ebooks and ereaders are changing consumers' reading habits and throwing up serious questions... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Consumer ebook market set to almost triple over next four years while PwC predicts sales of printed editions will fallThe ebook will overtake the paperback and hardback as Britons' preferred format for reading their favourite novels by 2018, according to a report. The UK consumer ebook market... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing industry figures have dismissed claims by children's authors that too many female... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]