{"product_id":"9781350358409","title":"Reading Audio Readers Book Consumption in the Streaming Age","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eReading Audio Readers\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBook Consumption in the Streaming Age\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKarl Berglund | Anthony Mandal | Jenny Kidd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Books \u0026amp; Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracking hundreds of thousands of readers on the level per user and hour, \u003ci\u003eReading Audio Readers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKarl Berglund\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Literature at Uppsala University, Sweden.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 August 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350358409\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936334479500,"sku":"9781350358409","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_cfcc35ed-627c-4c42-a7f3-6ccdaab51954.jpg?v=1786018193","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350358409","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}