Readership
noun
The number or group of people who regularly read a particular publication, like a newspaper or a magazine.
The newspaper's readership has increased over the past year.
Often appears as...
- burgeoning readership
- decreased readership
noun
The position or state of being a reader, especially at a university.
She offers courses in gender studies as part of her readership at the university.
Often appears as...
- secure a readership
- offer a readership
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Formal
noun
The number or group of people who regularly read a particular publication, like a newspaper or a magazine.
The newspaper's readership has increased over the past year.
Often appears as...
- burgeoning readership
- decreased readership
noun
The position or state of being a reader, especially at a university.
She offers courses in gender studies as part of her readership at the university.
Often appears as...
- secure a readership
- offer a readership
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Publication Specific
Use 'readership' to talk about people who read a specific type of publication regularly.
The fashion magazine boasts a young, style-conscious readership.
Pro Tip 2/3Market Insight
Understanding 'readership' helps publishers target content and advertisements to their audience.
Advertisers study the readership to place relevant ads.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Quantity
'Readership' implies more than numbers; it also involves reader loyalty and engagement.
A strong readership means readers not only subscribe but also actively engage with the content.
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Ethan Zuckerman: How to...
more than 95 percent of the news readership is on domestic news sites. It's one of these rare cases where the U.S. is actually slightly better than, because we actually like reading your media, rather than vice versa. So all of this starts leading me to think that we're in a state that I refer to
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Telling the Story: 125...
word that will set off something in my imagination because he's familiar I guess with the way my mind works but that also will set off reflexes in the imagination of the readership you know this is really what it's all about
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Actually, the world...
parts of the world on what they actually guessed these numbers to be let me share with you the results of a survey that Harvard Business Review was kind enough to run of its readership as to what
Video examples
Ethan Zuckerman: How to...
more than 95 percent of the news readership is on domestic news sites. It's one of these rare cases where the U.S. is actually slightly better than, because we actually like reading your media, rather than vice versa. So all of this starts leading me to think that we're in a state that I refer to
Video examples
Telling the Story: 125...
word that will set off something in my imagination because he's familiar I guess with the way my mind works but that also will set off reflexes in the imagination of the readership you know this is really what it's all about
Video examples
Actually, the world...
parts of the world on what they actually guessed these numbers to be let me share with you the results of a survey that Harvard Business Review was kind enough to run of its readership as to what
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Robin Wasserman
American Novelist
As someone who writes and teaches YA fiction, I spend a lot of time trying to define its character and readership, and I don't think I'm alone - genres are all about boundary drawing, and the YA genre is, in a lot of ways, about carving out boundaries around adolescence, a space for teenagers to do teenage things.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
I think it's important to have diversity in comics for a thousand reasons. It's not just some airy conceptual thing: it's important to reflect the humanity of the readership.
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Anne McCaffrey
American Author
I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
The folks who read my books are so passionate about each one of them that the people making my movies are more afraid of my readership than they are of me.
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Jonah Peretti
American Businessman
It's so much easier to write for a person in your life than to write for some imagined readership, so you write something that's more intimate and true.
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Patrick deWitt
Canadian Novelist
The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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Edith Pearlman
American Writer
I was quite satisfied with my creative life. I've always had reinforcement from a small but devoted readership.
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Dan Simmons
American Author
The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them.
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Mary H.K. Choi
South Korean Author
There's a really generous readership with YA.
Quote examples
Robin Wasserman
American Novelist
As someone who writes and teaches YA fiction, I spend a lot of time trying to define its character and readership, and I don't think I'm alone - genres are all about boundary drawing, and the YA genre is, in a lot of ways, about carving out boundaries around adolescence, a space for teenagers to do teenage things.
Quote examples
Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
I think it's important to have diversity in comics for a thousand reasons. It's not just some airy conceptual thing: it's important to reflect the humanity of the readership.
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Anne McCaffrey
American Author
I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
The folks who read my books are so passionate about each one of them that the people making my movies are more afraid of my readership than they are of me.
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Jonah Peretti
American Businessman
It's so much easier to write for a person in your life than to write for some imagined readership, so you write something that's more intimate and true.
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Patrick deWitt
Canadian Novelist
The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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Edith Pearlman
American Writer
I was quite satisfied with my creative life. I've always had reinforcement from a small but devoted readership.
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Dan Simmons
American Author
The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them.
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Mary H.K. Choi
South Korean Author
There's a really generous readership with YA.
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