Film 240 Project

1. THE FUTURE
OF READING
IN THE
DIGITAL AGE
B Y L A U R E N B R O A D H U R S T

2. 87% OF
CANADIAN
PUBLISHERS
ARE PRODUCING
EBOOKS
Canadian Publishers (2015)
Publishing Ebooks Not Publishing
“State of digital publishing” BookNet Canada

3. D I G I T A L B O O K S A R E
- C O N V E N I E N T
- O F T E N L E S S E X P E N S I V E
- A B L E T O T A I L O R Y O U R
R E A D I N G E X P E R I E N C E
“They’re Watching You Read” Francine Pro
PC: Jonas Smith (Flickr)

4. YET EBOOK
SALES ARE
NOWHERE NEAR
THE SALES OF
PRINT MEDIA
“Print books survive the e-book onslaught” Laura MacNaughton and Renee Filip

5. This can be attributed to the
stigma eReading carries with
older generations.

6. 25%
75%
MILLENIALS READING EBOOKS (2016)
Read an Ebook Have not Read an Ebook
8%
92%
U.S. ADULTS READING EBOOKS (2016)
Read an Ebook Have not Read an Ebook
Module 3, Lecture 1: Books, Sidneyeve Matrix, “US Adults and Ebooks” Shannon Greenwood
PC: Picjumbo

7. YOUNGER
GENERATIONS
ARE SHOWING
PREFERENCES
TO EBOOKS AND
AUDIOBOOKS.

8. GROWING UP IN THE DIGITAL
AGE HAS REMOVED THE
STIGMA AROUND EREADING
46%
54%
CHILDREN READING EBOOKS (2016)
Read an Ebook Not Read an Ebook
“E-Books vs. Print: What Parents Need to Know.” Jenny Deam

9. H O W E V E R , T H E A D O P T I O N
O F E R E A D I N G
H A S B E E N M E T
W I T H G E N E R A T I O N A L
P U S H B A C K

10. EBOOKS LOSE THE TACTILE
INTERACTION, CAUSING LESS
CONNECTION TO THE MATERIAL
“There’s a lot of interaction when you’re reading
a book with your child. Turning pages, pointing
at pictures, talking about the story. Those things
are lost somewhat when you’re using an e-book”
-Dr. Pamela High
Module 3, Lecture 1 Sidneyeve Matrix

11. Older generations have more
concerns over “screen time”
and developing issues such as
computer vision syndrome
“Paper Books cs. eBooks: The State of the Art of Reading” Suren Raasubbu

12. These concerns have grown
over time, creating a fear of
reading digitally.

13. STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN THAT
EREADING IS
ENGAGING THE
DIGITAL
GENERATION

14. 39% of children and young people read daily using
electronic devices including tablets and eReaders,
but only 28% read printed materials daily. The number
of children reading eBooks has doubled in the last two
years (from 6% to 12%)
-Pew Study 2013
“Children’s on-screen reading overtakes reading in print” National Literacy Trus

15. The familiarity with
tablets and smartphones
in the younger generation
makes them more
adaptable to and
comfortable with
eReading.
"An e-reader has more in common
with the electronic devices that young
people use all the time, like
smartphones or iPads, than a paper
book, when it comes to turning of
pages, the possibilities of adjusting
font size, etc.,"
-Åse Kristine Tveit,“Paper Books vs. eBooks: The State of Reading” Suren Ramasubbu
PC: (top) Petra Gagilas, (bottom) Ian T. McFarland

16. T H E G E N E R A T I O N A L D I V I D E
I N T H E W A Y P E O P L E R E A D I S
A P R I M E E X A M P L E O F T H E
E V E R E V O L V I N G
T E C H N O L O G Y D E B A T E .

17. WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IN
TECHNOLOGY CHANGING HOW
PEOPLE READ,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF
PRINT MEDIA, AND ADAPT TO
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL
LITERACY.

18. Digital educational materials are
becoming widely used in
classrooms, creating less waste
and limiting the cost of
materials.
“9 Benefits of e-Books That Make Them Valuable Classroom Technology” Daryl Sesso

19. T H E F U T U R E O F R E A D I N G W I L L
A D V A N C E A L O N G W I T H
T E C H N O L O G Y . W H I L E P R I N T
M E D I A I S F A R F R O M B E I N G
G O N E , T H E W A Y P E O P L E R E A D
I S E V O L V I N G .

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