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Old 03-08-2012, 05:02 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by sabredog View Post
Yep, half a dozen pop ups that all need to be closed informing you about incoming new emails, an SMS, a face book notification, the latest cricket score and putting the rubbish out, can really make you focus.....not
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph View Post
I ended up turning off the Pulse (which Kobo turns right back on every time I have to update the app), removing the email notifications and disabling all the push notifications from my other apps, etc. (I still get the texts) But it is still rather distracting. I can only imagine it gets worse with a tablet.
As others have mentioned, there's no reason to keep connectivity always-on with a tablet. I'm most likely not going to put my phone in airplane mode just so I don't get pinged while I'm reading, but if I'm reading on my tablet there's no reason I would have the radio(s) on most of the time, because it just sucks battery and because I'm reading.

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Originally Posted by LuvReadin View Post
I think it's likely those people are just more prone to distractions. Anyone who wants to read, and do little else but read will buy an ereader because it doesn't need a backlight. Anyone who buys a tablet almost certainly won't be buying it primarily for reading, and therefore will be more likely to respond to the distractions.
Nonsense. Plenty of us manage to read on tablets just fine, and have our reasons for preferring both the display and the capabilities of a tablet over an eink device.

The answer to the article-writer's dilemma is to toggle the button with the little airplane, or the one with the signal bars, or whatever on his particular device. Or, if he prefers reading on a Kindle, just read on the Kindle and stop inventing reasons why other people shouldn't be reading on the device of their choice.
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