The Society's Use of Digital Literary Reading Applications

Library Science Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan Prof. Soedarto Tembalang Semarang Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: krismayaniika@gmail.com

Abstract

Reading literature requires a process of communication between the writer and the reader as an awareness of the constellation of authors. Furthermore, in this digital era, obtaining digital literature has gotten easier. There are indeed various applications for reading digital literature that the public may utilize to meet their reading demands. The suitable reading application and the correct pattern of information retrieval will have a significant impact on the acquisition of literature to be read. This retrieval will have an impact on people's experiences reading digital literature. As a result, the goal of this study is to investigate the society's use of digital literature reading applications in Tulung District, Klaten Regency. The approach used in this study is qualitative. Interviews, documentation studies, and observations had been used to acquire data. Tulung District residents who have utilized digital literary reading programs in their daily lives were interviewed. According to the results of this study, the informants in this study were generally familiar with the various reading digital literature applications. However, Wattpad is the program they use the most to read digital literature. The application provides access to a variety of literature. The informants most commonly access and appreciate literature in the romance category. The results of this study may be utilized to provide a collection of literary reads in the library based on the types and genres of literature that are of public interest.