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OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karl Berglund (Uppsala University, Sweden)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350358362ISBN 10: 1350358363 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 08 February 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsBerglund has managed to gain access to the kind of industry data other researchers only dream about. His study of audiobook listeners and subscription streaming in Sweden explodes some of our most deeply entrenched assumptions about how, when, and what people read. * James English, John Welsh Centennial Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, USA * Author InformationKarl Berglund is Assistant Professor of Literature at Uppsala University, Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |