E-books in the Czech Republic: Analysis of demand and readers' behaviour
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0340035221989366" target="_blank" >10.1177/0340035221989366</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
E-books in the Czech Republic: Analysis of demand and readers' behaviour
Original language description
Currently, there is a more frequent replacement of books by e-books, which have become an increasingly viable format and make it easier for readers to read books in a variety of places. Public libraries therefore focus more often on the provision of e-books as one of the components of their digital services. However, these services do not always meet with an adequate demand from readers due to several factors, such as service charges or a lack of awareness. Therefore, in this article, the authors focus on the demand side, represented by e-book readers. Specifically, they focus on the Municipal Library of Prague's e-book readers' behaviour and propose a three-step research model. It consists of analyses focusing on: (1) the specifics of the Municipal Library of Prague's e-book readers; (2) e-book readers' interest in borrowing e-books; and (3) e-book readers' interest in the Municipal Library of Prague's e-service when they must pay a fee. As a data source, the authors use unique data from an online questionnaire survey among readers of the Municipal Library of Prague in 2019 by the Sociores agency. The results show that science fiction and fantasy readers represent the most significant group of e-book readers at the Municipal Library of Prague, and that Facebook is the most significant channel for communication with e-book readers. The authors also confirm the importance of e-book readers and smartphones as devices that significantly affect readers' decision to read e-books. In the final part of the article, the authors propose some practical recommendations that could attract more e-book readers.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
IFLA Journal-International federation of library associations
ISSN
0340-0352
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
47
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
580-589
UT code for WoS article
000620018000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85100758070