Chinanews client, Beijing, December 18 (Reporter Shangguanyun) "The method of reading is a step-by-step approach, familiarity and careful thinking." A set of data released by the media a few days ago showed that according to the statistics of the China Press and Publication Research Institute In 2020, the total reading index of residents in Beijing will increase substantially, reaching 83.62.
Among them, the residents' "personal reading index" reached 87.98.
Reading a good book can broaden your horizons.
Right now, people have a variety of choices for reading: reading e-books, listening to books, reading paper books... When you want to read, which one do you prefer?
Data map: Citizens come to "Zhongshuge", an online celebrity bookstore in Xidan, Beijing, to cool off and recharge.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sudan
Are you a member of the "head bower"?
Looking around, "head bowers" seem to be everywhere in the waiting room and commuting road.
Reading e-books, reading news... For many people, this is a way to kill time.
According to the survey and statistics of the China Press and Publication Research Institute, the total reading index of Beijing residents in 2020 will increase substantially, reaching 83.62.
Among them, the "personal reading index" of residents reached 87.98; the average reading volume of books for minors reached 12.23.
Earlier this year, the main results of the 17th National Reading Survey Report were announced.
Data show that the comprehensive reading rate of Chinese adult citizens in 2019 was 81.1%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from 80.8% in 2018.
In addition, a careful analysis shows that the contact rate of digital reading methods (online reading, mobile phone reading, e-reader reading, Pad reading, etc.) is 79.3%, an increase of 3.1 percentage points from 76.2% in 2018.
The development of digital reading has increased the national comprehensive reading rate and the exposure rate of digital reading methods. The overall reading population has continued to increase, but it has also brought about a new trend of slowing down the growth of paper reading rate.
"I like the texture of paper books the most"
Compared with the people around him, the reading style of "post-90s" Tao Min seems a bit "not up to date".
The main form of listening to Chinese adults in 2019.
Photo courtesy of China Press and Publication Research Institute
Tao Min found that many people around her are reading e-books, and some people like to listen to books. She does use her free time, but she has not been accustomed to this way of reading.
"I like to write things. I read the paragraphs or content I like in the book. I am used to drawing in circles and recording my feelings on paper." Sometimes she also writes a post-reading or short comment. For her, this is a kind of recording.
Every book in the family is also carefully selected by her.
Worried about losing the book, Tao Min numbered all the books he bought, such as recording the title, place of purchase, and date of purchase.
The book is occasionally damaged and will be repaired carefully.
"I can't stand someone reading the book's foldouts for notes." She is still more resistant to reading e-books. "When I simply read, I prefer the texture of paper books."
"I like buying books, but I love reading e-books"
"In a fast-paced society, reading it anytime, anywhere is an effective way to acquire knowledge." Tu Fei, a "post-80s", summed up his reading style in this way, "So, I am used to reading e-books."
Because I like to buy books, every time I move house, the large collection of books makes people feel a little confused. “Sometimes the collection of books is like a squirrel hoarding pine cones. They work hard to collect so many, but only a small part is eaten in a winter.” Tu Philip explained.
She downloaded reading software and various reading clients, "Waiting for others to read books. But too thick paper books can not be carried; if you only bring your mobile phone out, you can happily read at least five or six books. Choose among them."
Data map: Readers enjoy the fun of reading in the bookstore.
Since entering the summer vacation, the bookstore, which was already very popular, has become a good place for Shanghai people to "refuse the heat" and read.
Photo by Tang Yanjun
"You can also look at the mood at the time and choose an e-book to read. Foreign books can be translated at any time on the screen." She joked, "It is said that buying a book is like a mountain, and reading a book is like a thread. Go faster."
Changes brought about by the "update" of reading
In simple terms, in addition to reading paper books and e-books, some people think that listening to books is also a way of reading.
Tu Fei said that the elderly like to listen to books, especially when driving, which is also a pastime.
The main results of the 17th National Reading Survey Report show that in 2019, more than 30% (31.2%) of Chinese citizens have the habit of listening to books.
Among them, the listening rate of adult citizens is 30.3%.
People have more choices for reading, and topics like "fragment reading" have also appeared more and more in recent years.
Some people lament that paper books are losing the market, while others feel that there is no need to be overly anxious. It is nothing more than a change in the way of acquiring knowledge.
In response to "shallow reading", Xu Shengguo, director of the Publishing Research Institute of the China Press and Publication Research Institute, said that there will be "fragmented" content in digital reading methods, but there are also cases where e-readers are used for reading. Reading exists at the same time.
In this case, what is more worthy of attention is the reading itself.
Tao Min feels that different reading methods are just different media. The most important thing is the sense of gain and satisfaction when reading a good book. “Ken more takes time to read the book and it is worth encouraging.” (At the request of the interviewee, Tao Min, Tu Fei is a pseudonym) (End)