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11-11-2013, 12:21 PM | #32 | |
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Hey, I'm just looking for backup concerning the part I highlighted.
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11-11-2013, 12:26 PM | #33 | |
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The only thing I CAN'T obviously do with an e-reader is remember WHERE I read something if I need to look for it. In a book, I could say something like: "I read it over here, somewhere", and then open the book at around 25% or so. When using an e-reader, I'd have to take a look at the page number (seeing 472), and then jump to "page" 120, and after that, start flipping back and forth. In a real book, this is much faster. Therefore, if studying something and needing more than one book, I either prefer paper books, or a computer if the information is electronic. I won't ever use an e-reader or tablet for that, because I'd need to have a device per book I'm using. Last edited by Katsunami; 11-11-2013 at 12:33 PM. |
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That's obviously not there with ebooks, but with Amazon's MyClippings file all I need do is highlight the passage. I can keep up with many more passages this way than with pbooks especially with an aging brain. |
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The thing you can do with ebooks though is search for words, much easier than in a print book. Certainly not as easy to 'browse through' though. |
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With me, this sort of memory is very strong. I don't often remember things verbatim after reading them, but I can recall them because of remembering where I read them, or what search terms I used to find them.
When I was in school, I have sometimes answered an exam question like this: - History: "Not enough time to explain. See Textbook, Page 175, three quarters down the page." - Math: "Not enough time to complete calculation. Use formula <formula here> and technique described on page 241." Sometimes a teacher reacted like: "You serious mate? This gets you nothing." Others said: "Hm... obviously you knew what needed to be done. Let's award some of the points." Better than just leaving the question blank and be sure to get nothing. |
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How one reads is greatly affected by the medium one is using.
Using the "wrong" medium can make reading very uncomfortable. For example: - Give me an A4 page over a tablet any day. (If the stuff I need to read fits on one page.) - Give me a tablet over a computer if I need to read a PDF from start to finish. (Because it's more comfortable than sitting in front of a computer, and most e-readers are crap to read PDF's on.) - Give me an e-reader if I need to read just text (because it's smaller and lighter than most tablets, and can be read in bright light.) - Give me paper books I need to use 10 at once and must flip back and forth to different passages. - I definitely want a computer (or at least a notebook) if I need to use 10 PDF's and some websites at the same time. - I'll take a paperback over a badly formatted e-book. - I'll take a hardback over a paperback if the book is a "keeper" that I want in my bookcase forever. - I'll take a (well-formatted!) e-book over a hardback if the hardback weighs two pounds, and I'll take the e-book over the paperback if the print in the hardback is small or bad. |
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Katsunami's hierarchy of needs.
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You may laugh at that post, but have you ever tried doing some research, using 10-20 PDF's or so on a tablet? Try it. If you still have hair now, you won't have after you're done. Try to read a 250 page PDF at work, while sitting at a computer... no fun either.
I'm dead serious. If you read stuff using the wrong medium, you're going to be very uncomfortable. (Reading PDF's and long website articles is the only reason for me to buy a tablet.) |
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