This Element presents and expands on works conducted within the Reading Europe Advanced Data Investigation Tools research project (READ-IT). Using a computer-assisted approach, and combining quantitative and qualitative methods, the authors annotate through the READ-IT platform a sample of 200 letters sent in 2010 and 2011 from French ordinary readers applying to serve as jurors for a literary prize. This exceptional resource offers a unique opportunity to grasp the reality of reading in France at a time when digital reading practices just began to spread. After providing a statistical analysis of the corpus metadata, it shows how, in portraying themselves as readers, the applicants establish strong connections between their socio-economic background, life trajectory, and reading preferences and relationship with reading. The methodological framework implemented is intended to facilitate comparison with other corpora, making it a valuable tool for the study of reading experiences regardless of their historical period or language.