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Originally Posted by LovesMacs
In my particular case, this isn't an inherent fault of one technology over another.
I find that when I read too quickly, I am less likely to retain information.
I find that I often choose to read more quickly on an e-reader, and thus potentially retain less. I can read just as quickly with paper and possibly suffer the same loss.
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I was thinking in this direction, too, though I would chalk it up less to speed than to the overall plunge forward. I think with paper books (which I've hardly touched in years) I'm a bit more likely to pause and reflect, both due to the somewhat more involved process of turning a page and because there's generally more text in front of me (two full pages rather than 1/2-2/3 of one page). With paper I would pause often, whereas with ebooks it's a bit more of gulping down this bit of text and then the next, and the next, and the next...
Whether it affects my recall, I don't know. I think the text and a bit of what's going on in my life at the time have more to do with it. Some stories vanish the moment they're finished while others linger.