Titel
Reading fiction with an e-book or in print
Purposes, pragmatics and practices. A focus group study
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Abstract
Empirical research on the differences between digital and print reading has recently increased, mainly concentrating on informational texts while disregarding literary texts. Concerning narrative fiction, the existing quantitative studies have found no or very few differences between reading printed books and e-books. In our focus group study, we amplify the perspective on digital and print book reading through a largely explorative approach. The results gained by interviewing 34 habitual readers of e-books in six groups show that e-books complement rather than replace printed books. Crucial differences can be found in the dimensions of the reading situation, genre selection, purpose of reading, as well as literary quality and status of the text. Furthermore, our results shed new light on the importance of the printed book as an individual material object, with its own specific iconicity and with notable consequences for intellectual possession, memory, and remembrance of read books and lived reading experiences.
Stichwort
digital readingdigitisatione-books vs. printfiction readingfocus groupsleisure reading
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1635306
Erschienen in
Titel
Scientific Study of Literature
Band
11
Ausgabe
2
ISSN
2210-4372
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Seitenanfang
196
Seitenende
222
Publication
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Version
Fördergeber
Datum der Annahme zur Veröffentlichung
2021
Zugänglichkeit
Rechte
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