Books and COVID-19: How have purchasing habits changed?How the publishing and cultural consumption market has changed wi
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How has book buying changed during COVID-19? How has the pandemic affected purchasing habits and cultural consumption?
According to the survey "Reading and cultural consumption in the year of emergency", promoted egypt mobile database by the Center for Books and Reading (Cepell) of Mibact and the Association of Italian Publishers (AIE) with the collaboration of Pepe Research, in 2020, Italians find out more .
The number of respondents aged 15 to 74 who in October 2020 read at least one book (paper, eBook or audiobook), in fact, increased by 3 percentage points compared to the data of May 2020 and October 2019 (58%), for a total of 27.6 million people .
Compared to the pre-pandemic situation, the way books are used and purchased has also changed.
In fact, 40% of those who read at least one book in the past 12 months said they read digitally , compared to 46% of those who prefer paper . 14%, on the other hand, use all types of media , both analog and digital.
How has book buying changed during COVID-19? How has the pandemic affected purchasing habits and cultural consumption?
According to the survey "Reading and cultural consumption in the year of emergency", promoted egypt mobile database by the Center for Books and Reading (Cepell) of Mibact and the Association of Italian Publishers (AIE) with the collaboration of Pepe Research, in 2020, Italians find out more .
The number of respondents aged 15 to 74 who in October 2020 read at least one book (paper, eBook or audiobook), in fact, increased by 3 percentage points compared to the data of May 2020 and October 2019 (58%), for a total of 27.6 million people .
Compared to the pre-pandemic situation, the way books are used and purchased has also changed.
In fact, 40% of those who read at least one book in the past 12 months said they read digitally , compared to 46% of those who prefer paper . 14%, on the other hand, use all types of media , both analog and digital.