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The State of Indie Ebook Reading

How readers actually read across independent bookshops powered by Publica.la — anonymized reading time, languages, genres, devices, and finish rates.

3,822,650
Hours read
2,482,137
Readers
114,360
Books being read

Lifetime totals across Publica.la-powered independent bookshops.

Last 90 days

What the indie world reads

The books readers spent the most time with over the last 90 days.

  1. 1 NOVO! Brasil Intercultural - Ciclo Básico - Níveis 1 e 2
    NOVO! Brasil Intercultural - Ciclo Básico - Níveis 1 e 2

    Cibele Nascente Barbosa, Diogo Oliveira do Espirito Santo

    2,059 h read

    324 readers

  2. 2 Desenredando la ciencia
    Desenredando la ciencia

    Natalia Buacar

    1,590 h read

    261 readers

  3. 3 BEM-VINDO! 11ª EDIÇÃO PORTUGUÊS DO BRASIL PARA ESTRANGEIROS. A LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA NO MUNDO DA COMUNICAÇÃO.
    BEM-VINDO! 11ª EDIÇÃO PORTUGUÊS DO BRASIL PARA ESTRANGEIROS. A LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA NO MUNDO DA COMUNICAÇÃO.

    Maria Harumi de Ponce, Maria Lucia Carbone Versa, Silvia Andrade Burim, Sussana Florissi

    1,576 h read

    108 readers

  4. 4 GE Laboral 2026
    GE Laboral 2026

    Grisolia Julio Armando

    1,413 h read

    514 readers

  5. 5 Algebra a
    Algebra a

    Nicolás Capitelli, Rosa María Escayola, Ximena L. Fernández, Gerardo D. Rossi

    1,315 h read

    281 readers

  6. 6 Brasil Intercultural - Ciclo Intermediário - Níveis 3 e 4
    Brasil Intercultural - Ciclo Intermediário - Níveis 3 e 4

    Isaure Schrägle, Cibele Nascente Barbosa, Edleise Mendes

    945 h read

    126 readers

  7. 7 REVISTA CONSTRUDATA 217 - ISSN : 0121-5663 - Ref 132592
    REVISTA CONSTRUDATA 217 - ISSN : 0121-5663 - Ref 132592

    Legis Editores S. A.

    786 h read

    140 readers

  8. 8 Expedición matemática 3 - 62014952
    Expedición matemática 3 - 62014952

    Obra colectiva

    759 h read

    131 readers

  9. 9 Medios Magnéticos 2026 Ed.15 - Ref. 132921
    Medios Magnéticos 2026 Ed.15 - Ref. 132921

    Legis Editores S. A.

    720 h read

    278 readers

  10. 10 Biblia Universidad de Navarra
    Biblia Universidad de Navarra

    Facultad de Teología

    622 h read

    170 readers

Last 90 days

Languages

Reading time share by book language, last 90 days.

Spanish 94.2%
Portuguese 5.1%
English 0.6%
German 0%
Italian 0%
Catalan 0%
Chinese 0%

Last 90 days

Genres

The subjects readers devote the most hours to, last 90 days.

Portuguese 5,270 h
Health 3,192 h
Law 1,997 h
Philosophy & Social Aspects 1,606 h
Artificial Intelligence 1,426 h
Algebra 1,347 h
Study & TestTaking Skills 1,071 h
Romance 984 h
Business 969 h
Coming Of Age 917 h

Last 90 days

How people read

Share of reading time by device, last 90 days.

Unbekannt 37.4%
Desktop 35.2%
Smartphone 26.4%
Tablet 1%

Most reading time happens on Windows.

Last 90 days

Free vs. paid

Reading time on books with at least one free edition versus paid-only, last 90 days.

Free 9.8%
Paid 90.2%

Lifetime

Do readers finish what they start?

16% of the 29,827 books with a meaningful sample are typically read cover to cover.

Readers tend to finish 16%
Read in several sittings 15.3%
Sampled or in progress 68.7%

Methodology

All figures come from anonymized, aggregated reading sessions across independent bookshops powered by Publica.la. Books with fewer than 5 readers are excluded from every ranking. Windowed figures cover the last 90 days; lifetime totals cover all recorded reading activity.