60% of the books most wanted by Argentine users in the last year were imported

60% of the books most wanted by Argentine users in the last year were imported

September 1, 2025 – 17:13

To be able to choose and receive the book that one really wants to read became a cultural right to defend.

Reading is still a transformative act. Not only for what he awakens in who practices it, but for everything that implies circulating a book: write it, edit it, print it, move it, make it arrive. Because today, thanks to the Digital platformsdiscovering new voices, accessing titles difficult to get or import copies with only some clicks ceased to be a rarity. To be able to choose and receive the book that one really wants to read became a Cultural Law that you have to defend.

He Electronic commerce of books It allowed to shorten distances, physical, idiomatic, logistics, and opened a concrete door to access cultural goods in scenarios where it is not always easy. In the ArgentinaFor example, Import restrictions or economic instability have put historical limits to access to the book. In that context, having platforms that connect readers with catalogs around the world represents a real way of expanding reading possibilities.

The need to be able to choose which book to read

Freedom of choice is key: it is not just about quantity, but about variety. According to him Business 2025 Reading Index, he 60% of the books most wanted by Argentine users in the last year were imported. This demand covers children’s and youth literature, academic titles, contemporary essays, comics, art books and publications in other languages. In many cases, these are works that are not achieved in the country or specific editions that never translated or editing locally.

The data reflects a concrete need: Readers want more options, more diversity and more access. And technology can be at the service of that search.

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Digital platforms helped find imported titles difficult to get physical.

Digital platforms helped find imported titles difficult to get physical.

Today, he Average books read per inhabitant in Argentina is 5.4 per year, according to CERLAC (Regional Center for the Promotion of Book in Latin America and the Caribbean). Improving this index involves working on multiple fronts: from the early training of reading habits to the material conditions for the book to effectively arrive. Reading Educa, expands critical thinking, connects generations, awakens vocations. But for that to happen, the book has to be close: physically, economically and symbolically.

This new anniversary of Buscalibre is an opportunity to say again: Books have to circulate. There is no customs capable of stopping curiosity. Reading proposes another rhythm, more intimate, deeper. Even in the digital age, there is still room to stop, choose a book and get carried away by its pages.

Because reading, in the end, is to cross borders. And every time a reader receives a book at home, wherever he comes from, that bridge becomes more real.

Country manager of Argentina’s Busy.

Source: Ambito

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