Reading in Times Of Technological Changes. Social Reading Phenomenon

In the book "Social Reading: Platforms, Applications, Clouds and Tags" the authors point out that the Internet revolution has caused a rapid increase in online reading and writing, and thus - new terminology. Authors of the above books inform about, for example, the concepts of neologism "wreading", which means "reading as an act of writing", "multimedia reading", "online reading", "shared reading" or "social reading." The exchange of information, opinions and views on books takes place in forums, in commentary sections of online bookstores, etc., on dedicated social networking sites, such as Good Reads, in specially created groups or Facebook pages, etc. Based on research, it can be said that people want to share information about what they read, their thoughts, opinions, etc. and want them to be responded to. Technology is naturally and obviously a great activator of this type of activities. Thanks to this, reading - an activity that is usually associated with spending time alone - becomes a community experience. In the article, the author will take an attempt to present how technological changes have influenced the reading environment and reading habits.