In the 21st century - the era of digital technology, along with the rapid development of science and technology, the emergence of social networking platforms and smart, convenient and smaller audiovisual media as well as the explosion of the global Internet, reading e-books instead of conventional paper books is becoming more and more popular. Many people are of the opinion that this is a revolution in reading culture as readers, being at a certain location, with handy smart devices and access to the Internet are able to read any books they want without having to go to the bookstore or library. This brings a good prospect with many advantages, saving time for readers. This trend is in line with the policy of the Party and State “strengthening the management and development of various forms of communication and information on the Internet”(1) including e-book publishing. In the documents of the 13th National Party Congress, our Party emphasized the need to “improve the quality, ensure the security and safety of the information, press, Internet and publishing systems; strengthen the capacity of cyberspace management”(2). The article provides an overview of the current situation of young people’s reading of legal and political theory books in the form of digital format, thereby making some suggestions to increase reading this type of book among young people.