شبكات الكتب الاجتماعية على الويب و دورها في دعم القراء و المؤلفين : دراسة ميدانية لاستخدام شبكة Goodreads نموذجا

الملخص EN

The study has dealt with the use of both Egyptian readers and writers of the services and capabilities of book social media network: Goodreads.

Also the benefits and advantages that returned to the study community of those who are interested in reading and writers as a result of these services and capabilities, through editing 2 questionnaires: one for the readers and the other for the writers.

Both of the questionnaires were available on the pages and groups interested in books and writers .

The notable results of this study concerning readers were that 300 individuals of the participants don’t have accounts on Goodreads Network, which represents a percentage of 50.5%, and the main cause for not having an account on Goodreads Network is the lack of enough information about it, and this was what represented a percentage of 91.3%.

And 292 individuals have accounts on Goodreads Network, Which represents a percentage of 49.5%.

The most important reason for creating a reader’s account on Goodreads Network was the benefit of book recommendations by friends, which represents a percentage of 82.8%.

About the writers study community, the study has revealed that the number of writers who have author’s accounts is 17 which represents 45.9%.

And the interaction with readers to know their opinions about their books and the books by others represented a percentage of 37.8%.

Also, it was revealed that the most used interaction forms between writers and readers is replying to comments, which represents 76.3%.