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08-21-2014, 03:42 PM | #17 |
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What I know for certain is that since owning a ereader I have been reading far and away more than I ever did before. Much of which is from authors I never would have discovered otherwise. This can only be a good thing.
Screw the study. It was most likely set up to fulfill a agenda anyways. |
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08-21-2014, 03:48 PM | #18 |
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I'm certainly not absorbing as much ink through my fingers when I read the paper.
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08-21-2014, 04:10 PM | #19 | |
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In my experience, it seems like the common person uses "Kindle" as a term for all things ebook. Sort of like how many people say "iPod" instead of "MP3 Player".
Heh, if I am talking to someone and when they ask me what I do, if I say "I make ebooks", they have a blank look. But if I say "I make books so they can be read on a Kindle", they understand what I mean. Quote:
I haven't touched a physical book in years, and I would take digital over physical any day of the week, if not for all of the indirect benefits as well (searchability, copy/pastability). EVEN IF I didn't absorb the information as well the first time, I can easily search and find the exact section I am looking for, and read it again. I wonder if these same sorts of people would create studies when calculators were first getting introduced and becoming more popular. Those dang kids aren't learning Maths the old-fashioned hard way, and they are losing the physicality of SLIDE RULES. Those old timers don't know how to use these newfangled calculators, and they can calculate using a slide rule much faster! And look, my study PROVES IT! Last edited by Tex2002ans; 08-21-2014 at 04:23 PM. |
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08-21-2014, 08:27 PM | #23 |
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This is another one of those studies that have too small of a group to base things off of. I believe that reading is something you have to be in the mood for too, otherwise you won't get anything out of it, and thats whether you're reading it physically, or on an eReader.
I have no trouble remembering stuff that I've read on my Kindles, and my vision is really, really, really weak! |
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08-22-2014, 08:13 AM | #25 |
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More reputable sources have compared digital reading to reading on paper, e.g.,
Christensen, Arnfinn. (March 13, 2013). "Paper beats computer screens." ScienceNordic. People comprehend what they're reading on a sheet of paper far better than when they read those same words on a computer screen. Keywords: Computer, paper, paperless society, reading comprehension, reading skills, tablets, Technology Dillon, A. (1992). "Reading from paper versus screens: a critical review of the empirical literature." Ergonomics, 35(10), 1297-1326. Jabr, Ferris. (Apr 11, 2013). "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens." Scientific American. E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages. Last edited by Froide; 08-22-2014 at 06:20 PM. |
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So far, in all the "research" I've seen, the common claim seems to be that the physical and tactile experience of reading physical books is something that ereading fails to recreate for many people. To which I say: didn't we already know that? Those are the people who still prefer physical books--and aren't going to be deprived of them.
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For example they should have twice the subject pool to make it meaningful. Half of them preference pbook readers, the other half preference ebook readers. Now split each group again in half randomly and give half of them their prefered choice of e or p book, the other half the non-prefered. So you got 25% pbook readers tested with a paper version, 25% pbook readers tested with electronic version, and same for the ebook readers. Those results would be meaningful. If you get the same result statistically in pbook beeing better than ebook in both pbook and ebook groups, than the advantage of paper over electronic would mean something. Or, maybe, the non-prefered book type is worse for remembering than the prefered choice - e.g. ebook lovers will remember better from ebooks and pbook lovers will remember better from pbooks. Last edited by DuckieTigger; 08-22-2014 at 11:37 AM. Reason: Typos |
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