1st Edition

Children’s Digital Picture Books Readers and Publishers

By Katherine Day Copyright 2024
58 Pages
by Routledge

58 Pages
by Routledge

58 Pages
by Routledge

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, children’s media use increased (Mesce et al. 2021) while a decrease in print-book reading was observed (Nolan et al. 2022). An increase in tablet use suggests that when children were reading, it was mostly online in the form of ePub3 pdf files for illustrated works and prescribed school texts, while smartphone use was linked to apps and games. (Susilowati... Read more

1. Introduction 2. How Children Read 3.Picture-Book Publishing in the Digital Era 4. Conclusion

Biography

Katherine Day is a Lecturer in Publishing Practice at the University of Melbourne. She has extensive experience in the industry, having worked first as an editor at Penguin and then as a freelance editor for some of Australia’s most respected publishers. Her research interests include editorial practice and author–publisher negotiations. Her latest book, Publishing Contracts and the Post Negotiation Space (2023 Routledge) explores author contracts and power relations between authors and publishers.