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Originally Posted by jj2me
I think the (geographical page) mental map is hugely important for some of us, not just for finding where things are, but because building it acts as another memory aid.
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I agree. My brain got used to a certain way of reading growing up and in all the years since, and it hasn't adjusted after only a handful of years with an e-reader. I expect that kids nowadays growing up with e-books will be different in how their brains learn to remember.
I very much recall by location on a page, approximate number of pages into the book, etc. I don't get that on a screen; it just all runs together.
Another issue may be that we now have so many crutches to use that we don't need to develop memory as much.