What's the difference between reader and readership?

Reader


Definition:

  • (n.) One who reads.
  • (n.) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.
  • (n.) One who reads lectures on scientific subjects.
  • (n.) A proof reader.
  • (n.) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
  • (n.) One who reads much; one who is studious.
  • (n.) A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Some international coverage of the outbreak was accused of misinforming western readers.
  • (2) Older women and those who present more archetypically as butch have an easier time of it (because older women in general are often sidelined by the press and society) and because butch women are often viewed as less attractive and tantalising to male editors and readers.
  • (3) "The pattern of consumption is that among ebook readers there is a desire to pre-order, or get it quickly, so ebook sales are particularly high in the first few weeks," he said.
  • (4) It is that beautiful moment when the original Metamorphosis is destroyed so that it can be refashioned for a global community of readers in dire need of new forms of storytelling.
  • (5) Remember, if he did seize group power and dispose of the Independent , he'd still be boss of the rest of INM: 200 or so papers and magazines around the world, dominant voices in Australasia, South Africa, India and Ireland itself, 100 million readers a week.
  • (6) But I think this isn’t a problem only kids face – we’ve become a country of trashy readers.
  • (7) An evaluation of the Ames Leukostix reagent strips for the detection of leukocyte esterase activity in urine was undertaken to determine the interlot precision and between reader reliability, to compare Leukostix and Chemstrip LN results, and to determine if the Ames Leukostix reagent strip provides an alternative to, or supplement for, the microscopic detection of leukocytes.
  • (8) A nine-year-old Scottish girl who attracted two million readers to a blog documenting her school lunches , consisting of unappealing and unhealthy dishes served up to pupils, has been forced to end the project after the council banned her from taking pictures of the food in school.
  • (9) Three experiments compared learning-disabled and skilled readers' performance on naturalistic memory measures, as well as investigated the relationship between memory performance on everyday and laboratory tasks.
  • (10) "I have a brilliant staff and we have a duty to serve our readers and will continue to do that.
  • (11) 8.25am BST As the day draws to a close it is time to bid the readers adieu and wrap up the live-blog for the day.
  • (12) It has emerged that Kelvin MacKenzie , who attacked the decision by Channel 4 News in his Sun column and called on readers to complain to the media regulator, did not in fact end up lodging a complaint himself.
  • (13) James Hornsby Abington, Northampton • Every 1 April, Guardian readers need to beware of the spoof story.
  • (14) But what about the readers of the paper, and the people who work there?
  • (15) Single stage semi-automated radioimmunoassays for total serum thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) are described which employ an automatic pipetting station, automatic gamma counter, and a programmable calculator with paper tape reader and printing facility.
  • (16) This difference, however, did not influence the detection of rhythmical ictal activity in cheek and sphenoidal montages in our study, nor the assignment of side, site or time of seizure onset by unbiased readers.
  • (17) The book begins with Holden directly addressing you, the reader, and he begins to retell the events over a three day period from last December.
  • (18) The generosity of your readers ensures these young people have a greater chance of a positive future."
  • (19) Those with unstable Dunlop test responses were much more likely to be backward or low normal readers than children with stable responses.
  • (20) Once an individual's radiologic education has progressed beyond a fundamental level, individual reader characteristics overshadow experience in the accuracy of chest film interpretation.

Readership


Definition:

  • (n.) The office of reader.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) For Burroughs, who had been publishing ground-breaking books for 20 years without much appreciable financial return, it was association with fame and the music industry, as well as the possible benefits: a wider readership, film hook-ups and more money.
  • (2) It was also characteristic in another way: Banks had a large web-attentive readership who liked to follow his latest reflections as well as his writings.
  • (3) As she states in her editor’s forward to the first issue, Toor decided to publish a bilingual journal because she intended the magazine to be read by “high school and University students of Spanish … as well as to those who are interested in folklore and the Indian for their own sakes.” She adds: “Moreover, much beauty is lost in translating.” Toor presents herself as a competent cultural translator, should there be any doubt on the part of her readership.
  • (4) Comment is perfectly legitimate, but the sneering, supercilious, specious and dismissive contributions masquerading as ‘commentary’ belittle the claims of a ‘quality’ paper.” Before attempting to assess the validity of the reader’s analysis – broadly shared by some other readers – I think his email reflects one or two other interesting aspects of the demographics of the Guardian’s readership and the left.
  • (5) Suggestions and advice offered by editors, representing seven nursing journals with a readership of nearly 200,000, are presented for those preparing to publish in the professional literature.
  • (6) Readership was felt to be at a sufficient level to justify publication of a regular monthly newsletter for staff nurses.
  • (7) The UK's biggest selling daily newspaper has always been free online, but has only increased its digital readership by about 5 million monthly users to 27 million in four years.
  • (8) This readership has found us, rather than the other way round.
  • (9) Though it has a relatively small readership, with around 104,000 print and digital subscribers by the end of 2014, it retained an outsize influence for its coverage of the mainland and willingness to broach controversial topics such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.
  • (10) It's right he had his visa cancelled | Van Badham Read more Return of Kings, which Valizadeh founded in October, describes its readership as a “small but vocal collection of men in America” who believe in “the return of masculinity” through “traditional sex roles”.
  • (11) His granite-hard nature poetry won him both critical praise and a wide readership, which only grew after his appointment as poet laureate in 1984.
  • (12) Since it launched in January, the Daily Mail’s Australian readership has grown to 2.18m unique visits a month and it now ranks sixth in Australian news websites, according to Nielsen.
  • (13) It was clearly aimed at a young, affluent, non-conservative (strictly small "c") readership - precisely the one that flocked to the Indy after its launch.
  • (14) The Post’s web readership has grown dramatically over the past year and in October it overtook old rival the New York Times for the first time with 66.9m unique visitors on various platforms, although Baron admitted: “I can’t argue that we have cracked the code for every business challenge that our industry faces.” The Post’s seventh home, occupying six floors of a modern building with marble-clad lobby overlooking Franklin Square, seeks to continue the upward momentum.
  • (15) That said, it seems like some of the newer presses dedicated to translation fell off quite a bit last year, which could just be growing pains.” “I personally would rather focus more on cultivating a readership for what is published, than concentrating on the total number of books,” he says.
  • (16) I know showbiz is the sand on which your readership is built.
  • (17) Soutar, the former editorial director of IPC, pointed to the readership of ShortList, of whom 65% do not read any other men's magazine.
  • (18) But print and digital readership has risen by 500,000 or so in the past five years.
  • (19) On the upper floors of the offices, journalists provided tours and hosted debates on the future of the paper and of the French press in general, which has suffered from a dip in readership and advertising revenues.
  • (20) The Independent is poised to launch a new title aimed at a twentysomething readership, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.

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