在香港举行的第25届香港书展上,电子阅读展示区吸引了不少年轻人驻足。随着互联网及移动通信设备日益普及,不少出版商忧虑年轻人会因此陷入“浅阅读”怪圈,也有出版商认为应把握机会加速转型,抢占电子书市场先机。互联网时代的电子阅读2014年6月,香港青年协会访问了522名年龄介乎10~24岁的本地人。调查结果显示,绝大部分受访者都有运用电子产品进行阅读的经验,其中75%通过智能手机阅读,其次为台式电脑和平板电脑。近半数人表示,进行电子阅读的原因是“方便携带”。调查还指出,受访者每人每天平均花86分钟进行电子 At the 25th Hong Kong Book Fair held in Hong Kong, e-reading exhibition attracted many young people. With the increasing popularity of the Internet and mobile communications devices, many publishers are worried that young people will therefore fall into a “shallow reading” cycle. Some publishers also believe that they should seize the opportunity to accelerate their transformation and seize the opportunities in the e-book market. Electronic Reading in the Internet Age In June 2014, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups visited 522 local people aged 10-24. The survey results show that the majority of respondents have experience using electronic products for reading, of which 75% are read on smartphones, followed by desktops and tablets. Nearly half of people said that the reason for electronic reading is “easy to carry ”. The survey also pointed out that respondents spend an average of 86 minutes per day for electronic