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Originally Posted by BongoBong
...up to 10.7 percent slower means nothing, it could just be one person who couldn't figure out the buttons! ...
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Originally Posted by DJHARKAVY
Depends on WHY people are reading faster.
If they are reading slower because they are given a new ebook reader and are unfamiliar with the controls, then it is a short-term thing.
If they are reading slower because it is hard for them to see the words, that is a problem.
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Agree with both above comments. Were the test subjects all new to the devices? It would appear so from the text of the report, but it isn't clear if any had previous experience with e-readers. Most of us know from experience that we read faster on the devices as we learn to compensate for the slight delay in movement from one page to the next by anticipating when to press the next page button. Like all other skills frequently practiced, it becomes automatic.
I wonder if there's been a study of who loses their bookmarked place more often, readers of paper books or readers of ebooks?
