The first computational study of reading to focus on audiobooks, this
book uses a unique and substantial set of reader consumption data to
show how audiobooks and digital streaming platforms affect our
literary culture. Offering an academic perspective on the kind of user
data hoard we associate with tech companies, it asks: when it comes to
audiobooks, what do people really read, and how and when do they read
it? Tracking hundreds of thousands of readers on the level per user
and hour, Reading Audio Readers combines computational methods from
cultural analytics with theoretical perspectives from book history,
publishing studies, and media studies. In doing so, it provides new
insights into reading practices in digital platforms, the effects of
the audiobook boom, and the business-models for book publishing and
distribution in the age of streamed audio.
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Book Consumption in the Streaming Age
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ISBN
9781350358386
Publisert
2023
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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