This probably isn't exactly what you're looking for, but you might find Robert Darnton's essay "First Steps Toward a History of Reading" interesting. [1] It mos

This probably isn't exactly what you're looking for, but you might find Robert Darnton's essay "First Steps Toward a History of Reading" interesting. [1] It mostly covers the early modern period, if I remember correctly, not contemporary reading practices. [1] http://robertdarnton.org/sites/default/files/First%20Steps%20Toward%20a%20History%20of%20Reading.pdf http://robertdarnton.org/sites/default/files/First%20Steps%2...