The book within the modern readers environment: The sociocultural analysis

Abstract

The objective factors of decreasing interest towards reading books as a cultural phenomenon are examined. The role and impact of books on personal development are defined, the relevancy of reading as a significant factor for preserving national cultural potential is substanitated. The author concludes that attitude towards books and reading is correlated with objective factors, such as book market commercialization, decreasing number of libraries and degrading general culture of the nation. She also emphasizes that due to changing human environment and introduction of digital technologies into the communication space, the forms of book functioning have been changing, too (e.g. digital books, audiobooks). The author insists on unbreakable educational value of the books.