Literature in the digital age: An investigation of technological influences
Main Article Content
Abstract
Digitalization has created new opportunities for various industries, including the literary industry. Different trends are gradually impacting the book industry, from the readers' choice to the mode of publishing. Among these trends, the most significant one, which has been neglected as a study topic in recent cases, is the change in writing styles and the invisible fusion of different subgenres, regardless of their main ideas. This study has focused on developing an understanding of the changes in perspectives from both writers and readers regarding e-books compared to traditional printed books. Based on the analysis, a methodological approach for conducting a secondary qualitative review of literature depending on the systematic review mechanism is used; numerous studies published in Google Scholar regarding the same topic between 2020 and the current year are evaluated, and 15 such studies have been chosen for analysis. Their thorough study has raised the view that the emergence of self-publishing and the invisible fusion of subgenres such as science fiction with thriller and love stories are not diminishing the popularity of printed books, but rather, e-books are becoming increasingly prevalent alongside them.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This open-access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
No additional restrictions You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
How to Cite
Share
References
Al-Kahlan, T. B. S., &Khasawneh, M. A. S. (2023). Understanding the Cognitive Processes of Digital Reading in the Age of E-Books. Migration Letters, 20(S3), 1130-1140. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad-Khasawneh-8/publication/375759043_Migration_Letters_Understanding_the_Cognitive_Processes_of_Digital_Reading_in_the_Age_of_EBooks/links/655b319fce88b87031f9c78d/Migration-Letters-Understanding-the-Cognitive-Processes-of-Digital-Reading-in-the-Age-of-E-Books.pdf
Alsadoon, H. (2020). Obstacles to using E-books in higher education. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 8(2), 44-53. https://journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/article/view/5998
Aubakirova, A., Kurmanbayuly, S., Akhmetova, T., Smailova, K., Koshanova, Z., & Bayekina, N. (2024). The effect of the use of contemporary technologies on teaching new terms in literature. Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 15(1), 187-211. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1424892.pdf
Bleecker, J. (2022). Design fiction: A short essay on design, science, fact, and fiction. Machine learning and the city: applications in architecture and urban design, 561-578. https://systemsorienteddesign.net/wp- content/uploads/2011/01/DesignFiction_WebEdition.pdf
Budnyk, O., Kachak, T., Blyznyuk, T., Rostykus, N., & Boiko, H. (2021). Printed and e-book: problems of choice of modern students of the university. Revista Tempos e EspaçosemEducação, 14(33), e15913-e15913. http://dx.doi.org/10.20952/revtee.v14i33.15913
Dasaradhi, K., Pavani, J. R., Dasu, P. L. N., Fulzele, D. B., Vijana, K., & Balla, S. S. (2024). Emerging New Trends In English Literature. Library Progress International, 44(3), 6573-6578. https://bpasjournals.com/library-science/index.php/journal/article/view/1656
De Roock, R. S. (2021). On the material consequences of (digital) literacy: Digital writing with, for, and against racial capitalism. Theory Into Practice, 60(2), 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2020.1857128
ElAdl, A., & Musawi, A. A. (2020). Effects of Students Attitudes towards Using E-Books on Their Self-Efficacy and Academic Motivation. European Journal of Educational Research, 9(3), 1167-1176. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1262415.pdf
Fleck, A. (2024). E-Books Still No Match for Printed Books/. https://www.statista.com/chart/24709/e-book-and-printed-book-penetration/
Hammad, W. N. (2023). The Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation: An Integrative Framework for Reading Research. Sch Bull, 9(3), 24-29. https://saudijournals.com/media/articles/SB_93_24-29.pdf
Hassani, H., Beneki, C., Unger, S., Mazinani, M. T., & Yeganegi, M. R. (2020). Text mining in big data analytics. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 4(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc4010001
Have, I., & Pedersen, B. S. (2020). The audiobook circuit in digital publishing: Voicing the silent revolution. New media & society, 22(3), 409-428. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819863407
Hu, J., Yan, G., Wen, X., & Wang, Y. (2024). Gender differences in reading medium, time, and text types: Patterns of student reading habits and the relation to reading performance. Reading and Writing, 37(8), 1879-1904. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11145-023-10446-y
Iovănel, M. (2020). Popular Genres: Science Fiction and Fantasy, Detective Novel, Thriller. Dacoromanialitteraria, 7(1), 137-153. https://dacoromanialitteraria.inst-puscariu.ro/pdf/07/DRL%207%202020.pdf#page=139
Kiosses, S. (2021). Towards a poetics of narrative brevity: short story, microfiction, flash fiction. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature, 9(1), 9-18. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Spyros-Kiosses/publication/348944189_Towards_A_Poetics_of_Narrative_Brevity_Short_StoryMicrofiction_Flash_Fiction/links/60184eafa6fdcc071bac187e/Towards-A-Poetics-of-Narrative-Brevity-Short-Story-Microfiction-Flash-Fiction.pdf
Kosch, L., Stocker, G., Schwabe, A., & Boomgaarden, H. G. (2021). Reading fiction with an e-book or in print: Purposes, pragmatics and practices. A focus group study. Scientific Study of Literature, 11(2), 196-222. https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ssol.21012.kos
Kraus, S., Jones, P., Kailer, N., Weinmann, A., Chaparro-Banegas, N., & Roig-Tierno, N. (2021). Digital transformation: An overview of the current state of the art of research. Sage Open, 11(3),21582440211047576.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/21582440211047576
Kruse, O., & Anson, C. M. (2023). Writing and Thinking: What Changes with Digital Technologies?. In Digital Writing Technologies in Higher Education: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 465-484). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_29
Levin, O. (2020). Techno-poetics in micro-stories of the digital age: The case of Alex Epstein. Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, 35(2), 342-352. https://academic.oup.com/dsh/article-pdf/doi/10.1093/llc/fqz035/33324018/fqz035.pdf
Li, F. (2020). The digital transformation of business models in the creative industries: A holistic framework and emerging trends. Technovation, 92, 102012. https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/18730/1/Digital%20transformation%20of%20business%20models%20in%20the%20creative%20industries%20-%20accepted%20version.pdf
Lim, B. C. Y., Liu, L. W. L., & Hou, C. C. (2020). Investigating the effects of interactive e-book towards academic achievement. Asian Journal of University Education, 16(3), 78-88. https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJUE/article/view/10272
Loh, C. E., & Sun, B. (2022). The impact of technology use on adolescents' leisure reading preferences. Literacy, 56(4), 327-339. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/lit.12282
López-Escribano, C., Valverde-Montesino, S., & García-Ortega, V. (2021). The impact of e-book reading on young children’s emergent literacy skills: An analytical review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6510. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/12/6510/pdf
Meghini, C., Bartalesi, V., &Metilli, D. (2021). Representing narratives in digital libraries: The narrative ontology. Semantic Web, 12(2), 241-264. https://www.semantic-web-journal.net/system/files/swj2574.pdf
Newman, M., & Gough, D. (2020). Systematic reviews in educational research: Methodology, perspectives and application. Systematic reviews in educational research: Methodology, perspectives and application, 3-22. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/23142/1007012.pdf?sequenc#page=22
Nguyen, H. V., Tran, H. X., Van Huy, L., Nguyen, X. N., Do, M. T., & Nguyen, N. (2020). Online book shopping in Vietnam: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Publishing Research Quarterly, 36(3), 437-445.https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12109-020-09732-2.pdf
Orzaru, M., Constantinescu, M., & Apostol, A. (2022). Understanding the Consumer of Books in the Digital Era. Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management, 1(1), 61-70. http://www.etimm.ase.ro/RePEc/aes/jetimm/2022/ETIMM_V01_2022_28.pdf
Paul, J., & Criado, A. R. (2020). The art of writing literature review: What do we know and what do we need to know?. International business review, 29(4), 101717. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593120300585
Peukert, C., & Reimers, I. (2022). Digitization, prediction, and market efficiency: Evidence from book publishing deals. Management Science, 68(9), 6907-6924. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=3110105
Ren, X. (2022). Understanding the digital publishing economy: From eBook disruption to platform ecosystem. The SAGE Handbook of the Digital Media Economy. London: SAGE, 301-324. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiang-Ren-12/publication/370609505_Understanding_the_Digital_Publishing_Economy_From_eBook_Disruption_to_Platform_Ecosystem/links/668e1231c1cf0d77ffc8d635/Understanding-the-Digital-Publishing-Economy-From-eBook-Disruption-to-Platform-Ecosystem.pdf
Schwabe, A., Brandl, L., Boomgaarden, H. G., & Stocker, G. (2021). Experiencing literature on the e‐reader: the effects of reading narrative texts on screen. Journal of Research in Reading, 44(2), 319-338. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/1467-9817.12337
Sezgin, Z. Ç. (2022). Systematic analysis of digital reading studies in the digital age. Participatory Educational Research, 9(1), 233-250. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/per/article/900171
Shakargy, N. (2021). Internetica: Poetry in the digital age. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 24(2), 325-341. https://www.academia.edu/download/64646345/Internetica%20Shakargy.pdf
Sinha, M. (2023). Information Technology and its Impact on World literature. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373214818_Information_Technology_and_its_Impact_on_World_literature
Spjeldnæs, K., & Karlsen, F. (2024). How digital devices transform literary reading: The impact of e-books, audiobooks and online life on reading habits. New media & society, 26(8), 4808-4824. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14614448221126168
Statista, (2024). eBooks - Worldwide. https://www.statista.com/outlook/amo/media/books/ebooks/worldwide
Svalastog, A. L., Blaakilde, A. L., Ringstad, Ø., & Lamerichs, J. (2021). Narrative genre and health in the digital society. Navigating digital health landscapes: A multidisciplinary analysis, 15-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8206-6_2
Thangavel.V, Dr. (2023). Research Articles Writing Styles and Procedures Future Improvement with Source for Review of Literature. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10.2139/ssrn.4461856.
Underwood, T., Kiley, K., Shang, W., & Vaisey, S. (2022). Cohort succession explains most change in literary culture. Sociological Science, 9, 184-205. https://sociologicalscience.com/download/vol-9/may/SocSci_v9_184to205.pdf
van der Lee, C., Gatt, A., van Miltenburg, E., & Krahmer, E. (2021). Human evaluation of automatically generated text: Current trends and best practice guidelines. Computer Speech & Language, 67, 101151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csl.2020.101151
Van Kranenburg, H., Hagedoorn, J., & Pennings, J. (2023). Measurement of international and product diversification in the publishing industry. In Diversity and Diversification (pp. 87-104). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327736me1702_2
Wainwright, B. R., Allen, M. L., & Cain, K. (2020). Narrative comprehension and engagement with e-books vs. paper-books in autism spectrum condition. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 5, 2396941520917943.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2396941520917943
Youvan, D. C. (2024). The Pinnacle of Human Writing: A Comparative Analysis of the Most Prolific Authors and Scholars in History. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Douglas-Youvan/publication/383527342_The_Pinnacle_of_Human_Writing_A_Comparative_Analysis_of_the_Most_Prolific_Authors_and_Scholars_in_History/links/66d10acdb1606e24c2a8813c/The-Pinnacle-of-Human-Writing-A-Comparative-Analysis-of-the-Most-Prolific-Authors-and-Scholars-in-History.pdf
Yusof, D. A. A. (2021). Reading habits among students in the digital era: changes of trends and behaviours. Journal of Academic Library Management (AcLiM), 1(1), 43-54. https://aclim.uitm.edu.my/article/article/view/5
Zafar, Q., Jabeen, G., Asif, M., & Rauf, Z. (2024). Exploration of How Digital Media and Technology are Changing Narrative Forms and Literary Consumption. Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 13(3), 264-272. https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00486