Reading habits and literary preferences of Spaniards’ book readers: a multidimensional perspective

• Filimon, Nela ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Girona

     Universitat de Girona

     Gerona, España

     
• Localización: Cuadernos económicos de ICE, ISSN 0210-2633, ISSN-e 2340-9037, Nº 98, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Economía de la Cultura), págs. 63-87
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.32796/cice.2019.98.6947
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  • español

    El trabajo identifica tres perfiles de lectores de libros con metodología de clases latente: activos (leen casi a diario); frecuentes (solo leen 1-2 veces por semana); ocasionales (leen libros alguna vez al mes o trimestre), aportando evidencia sobre los hábitos de lectura de libros de los españoles. Indicadores socioeconómicos y culturales completan el perfil de los lectores. Una mejor comprensión de los hábitos de lectura de libros, de las preferencias literarias, así como de su contribución al bienestar de los lectores, podrían ser de interés para los responsables de políticas culturales y para las editoriales

  • English

     This research identifies three segments of book readers with latent class analysis (LCA): active book readers (who read every day or almost every day); frequent (read only 1-2 times a week); and occasional (read books sometime a month or quarter), and supplies evidence on book reading habits and preferences of Spanish readers. Socioeconomic covariates and cultural indicators complete the profile of the segments. A better understanding of book readers’ behavior and literary preferences, as well as book contribution to readers’ wellbeing could be of interest for cultural policy makers and book publishers.

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