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Old 04-22-2009, 09:50 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by gwynevans View Post
Hmm, without wanting to argue in favour of any particular choice, the voting suggests that it's not as clear-cut as you assert.

Maybe the reason that pBooks are printed without para spaces are down to economics, in that the extra spacing would have a physical effect, and there wouldn't have been enough of a preference for them in order to overcome that. With eBooks, however, there's no cost difference and the split vote shows just as many people wanting then as not, which, given the lack of spacing on pBooks, is itself interesting, in the way they're choosing to differ from the 'standard' reading experience...
Actually there is a cost difference. Line spaces add more pages. More pages add more page turns. More page turns use more of the battery. More use of the battery means more charging. More charging means more electricity is used. More electricity being used means higher electric bills.
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