{"id":873,"date":"2022-08-05T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/?p=873"},"modified":"2022-08-06T19:06:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T16:06:22","slug":"understanding-the-consumer-of-books-in-the-digital-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/?p=873","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Consumer of Books in the Digital Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><meta name=\"citation_title\" content=\"Understanding the Consumer of Books in the Digital Era\">Understanding the Consumer of Books in the Digital Era<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Author<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><meta name=\"citation_author\" content=\"Maria Orzaru\">Maria Orzaru, <meta name=\"citation_author\" content=\"Mihaela Constantinescu\">Mihaela Constantinescu, <meta name=\"citation_author\" content=\"Adrian Apostol\">Adrian Apostol<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_publication_date\" content=\"2022\/08\/05\"><meta name=\"citation_journal_title\" content=\"Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management\"><meta name=\"citation_volume\" content=\"I\"><meta name=\"citation_issue\" content=\"1\"><meta name=\"citation_firstpage\" content=\"61\"><meta name=\"citation_lastpage\" content=\"70\"><meta name=\"citation_place_published\" content=\"Bucharest, Romania\"><meta name=\"citation_publisher\" content=\"The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Publishing House\"><meta name=\"citation_issn\" content=\"2537-5865\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Classification JEL <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_classification_jel\" content=\"M31.\">M31.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_abstract\" content=\"Books have the power to transform people's lives. It is not an understatement to claim that the world we know today would not have developed as it has if books had not existed. Books have long been a staple of education and entertainment, and they remain an important tool for the investigation and dissemination of ideas. Over the years, the book industry has become larger and larger and, like many other industries undergoing transformation, new technologies are facilitating a shift in who determines the industry's value. The Internet paved the way for new technologies to emerge, allowing for changes in sales\/distribution, publication, and where material might be accessed. With the rise in popularity of the e-book in the twenty-first century, for businesses and marketers, the process of understanding, analyzing and tracking consumer behavior is crucial for leading to a better understanding of the consumer and consequently, to a successful approach. Therefore, the study of consumer behavior represents the incipient stage of the journey to meeting consumer\u2019s expectations and needs. This paper presents the results of a quantitative research with the main purpose of describing a clear perspective on book consumer behavior, what factors influence their book purchasing decisions, reading habits and preferences and some of the individuals\u2019 favorite things about reading and books. One of the most conclusive questions for this research focused on the book format the participants use, obtaining a very big and unexpected proportion of respondents claiming that they still read printed book, which proves that books still hold their magic, despites different digital means of reading such as e-books.\">Books have the power to transform people&#8217;s lives. It is not an understatement to claim that the world we know today would not have developed as it has if books had not existed. Books have long been a staple of education and entertainment, and they remain an important tool for the investigation and dissemination of ideas. Over the years, the book industry has become larger and larger and, like many other industries undergoing transformation, new technologies are facilitating a shift in who determines the industry&#8217;s value. The Internet paved the way for new technologies to emerge, allowing for changes in sales\/distribution, publication, and where material might be accessed. With the rise in popularity of the e-book in the twenty-first century, for businesses and marketers, the process of understanding, analyzing and tracking consumer behavior is crucial for leading to a better understanding of the consumer and consequently, to a successful approach. Therefore, the study of consumer behavior represents the incipient stage of the journey to meeting consumer\u2019s expectations and needs. This paper presents the results of a quantitative research with the main purpose of describing a clear perspective on book consumer behavior, what factors influence their book purchasing decisions, reading habits and preferences and some of the individuals\u2019 favorite things about reading and books. One of the most conclusive questions for this research focused on the book format the participants use, obtaining a very big and unexpected proportion of respondents claiming that they still read printed book, which proves that books still hold their magic, despites different digital means of reading such as e-books.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Keywords<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_Keywords\" content=\"Book consumer, Marketing research, Consumer behavior.\">Book consumer, Marketing research, Consumer behavior.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Full Text: <meta name=\"citation_pdf_url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2022\/ETIMM_V01_2022_28.pdf\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2022\/ETIMM_V01_2022_28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 205);\">download pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Cite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2022\/ETIMM_V01_2022_28.ris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">download citation<\/span><\/a> (for EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title Understanding the Consumer of Books in the Digital Era Author Maria Orzaru, Mihaela Constantinescu, Adrian Apostol Classification JEL M31. 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