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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
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?  |
The people in the study were taught how to use the devices and were believed to be proficient in their use.
Honestly though...reading some of the comments by people here about how hard it must be to push a dedicated button or swipe a finger and how it would impact the results...it makes me worried about the intelligence level of ebook readers. That kind of defense is even worse than the indignant dismissal of reading speed that some have shown.
There are certainly some unknowns in the test and some things that could be criticized, but it'd be better for everyone if said criticism was done without so much blind ignorance and semi-random biased conjecture.
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This comment not personally directed, by the way.