People's Reading Interest in Electronic Books Along with the 4.0 Revolution
Background: The revolution 4.0 era affects aspects of life, including books. Humans must be able to adapt to changes that may occur in the future. This study aims to determine whether physical books have been replaced by e-books in the digital era along with the 4.0 revolution and the implementation of human technology for the advancement of book form in the digital era. The method used is descriptive qualitative method, interviews and using a purposive sampling strategy. Researchers identify the focus of research to make it easier to find data, then collect data by selecting data and sources with the criteria of informants having used physical books or e-books. The research sample is students aged 15 to 25 years. Data analysis used the Miles and Huberman analysis model, namely by collecting data, reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. The results indicate that most students prefer physical books as their reading reference with the reason that physical books are considered more comfortable to use. However, in reality the frequency of using e-books is higher. In this case, it is feared that the level of public literacy will decrease if physical books have been completely replaced by e-books. Recommendation: This research is expected to increase the effectiveness of the use of e-books as a form of axiology implementation in the field of technological development. Limitations: data collection is only limited to respondents who are in an academic environment so that the coverage is narrow.