E-books and 'real books' : digital reading and the experience of bookness / Laura Dietz, University College London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dietz, Laura, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic books.

Books and reading--History--21st century.

Books and reading.

Reading, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book explores a paradox of the digital reading revolution: mass adoption without full acceptance that e-books are 'real books'. Drawing on original data from a longitudinal study, it investigates how movement between conceptions of e-books as ersatz books, digital proxies, and incomplete books serves readers in unexpected ways"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Bookness

Paratexts and first impressions: taking a chance on an e-book

Ownership and permanence: e-book transactions

Materiality, convenience, and customization: e-books and the act of reading

Reading lives and reading identities: genre, audience, and being a reader of e-books

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781009490818

1009490818

9781009490801

100949080X

9781009490795

1009490796