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Originally Posted by Edward M. Grant
And, for those of us who mostly read fiction, colour is almost irrelevant.
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The only time I use my smartphone for ebook reading is for short periods, e.g. over a solitary meal, reading a magazine (
The Atlantic, which has some, but not many, photos, cartoons, and illustrations).
Not only is color irrelevant to my fiction reading, but I think it might interfere with my brain's ability to conjure up images based on the subjects and settings described in the book. If I am looking at a detailed image with my eyes, the part of my brain that creates mental images based on language (spoken or read) turns off. I'm sure I'm not the only reader who has been dismayed when the movie or TV adaptation of a favorite book supplants the version I'd created all by myself in my mind.