French Reading Habits Decline: Digital vs. Print

“All the indications are flashing red,” the CNL said. The depictive example of 1,000 people of 15 years and older questioned on the telephone between last 21st January and fourth February showed that screen-based recreation pursuits are increasingly prominent, to the hinderance of books, specifically among the under 35s.

Decline in Book Reading Habits

Sixty-three percent of respondents stated they had actually read at the very least five publications in the previous twelve month, four % less than in 2023. They check out less books on paper yet a greater number of electronic and audio variations. The survey likewise showed that purchases generally bookshops dropped 7 percent in the last two years, because various other goods was not stocked.

Practically 1,800 authors reacted to the net questionnaire published in between 24th and 10th February, double 2023’s participant total amount. They claimed contracts were still complicated, aristocracies were as well reduced and repayments were far too late. The complete satisfaction price stays higher at the agreement and production phase than at the promo and bookkeeping stage.

Author-Publisher Relationship Issues

These were 2 findings from the 10th barometer of author-publisher connections, which was accomplished for the debt collection agency Fraud and the writers culture Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and published exclusively by Livres Hebdo on 8th April.

Separately, the most up to date biennial survey of French reading habits, performed by the ballot company Ipsos for the governmental National Book Centre (Centre National du Livre, CNL), paints a plain picture.