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I am a voracious reader and I speed read. Reading is something I do everyday.
Personally I think smart phones, tablets and ereaders all help reading. The more methods we have to read, the better.
While I don't think it will turn non-readers into readers, most people have a mobile phone with them when they won't have a paperback. So they have the capability of reading anywhere anytime.
I use my smart phone to catch up on news while I am in waiting rooms or waiting for my wife or to sometimes read a bit more in a book I am reading.
I don't believe smart phones or tablets are a distraction from reading. Yes, the phone could ring with a call, but if that happened while I was reading a paperback, I would likely answer the phone as well. So no difference.
As for email and other notifications, I have those turned off. I am in charge of my devices, they don't rule me. (just kidding SmartPhone Overlord...)
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