| Description |
1 online resource (92 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture, 2514-8524 |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Choosing -- Connecting -- Responding -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Readers are essential agents in the production of bestsellers but bestsellers are not essential to readers' leisure pursuits. The starting point in this Element is readers' opinions about and their uses of bestselling fiction in English. Readers' relationships with bestsellers bring into view their practices of book selection, and their navigation of book recommendation culture. Based on three years of original research (2019-2021), including a quantitative survey with readers, interviews with social media influencers, and qualitative work with international Gen Z readers in a private Instagram chat space, the authors highlight three core actions contemporary multimodal readers make -- choosing, connecting, and responding -- in a transmedia era where on- and offline media practices co-exist. The contemporary multimodal reader, or the MMR3, they argue, illustrates the pervasiveness of recommendation culture, reliance on trusted others, and an ethic of responsiveness.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Books and reading -- Social aspects
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Recommender systems (Information filtering) -- Social aspects
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Best sellers.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rehberg Sedo, DeNel, author
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| ISBN |
9781108891042 |
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1108891047 |
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