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Old 03-22-2015, 02:08 PM   #51
eschwartz
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Originally Posted by HarryHutton View Post
Try timing yourself as you search for something. It takes quite a while to bring up the menu, hit search, carefully type in the word(s) without typos, and select the right page from the results. Often, the users sense of context and physical location in a paper book allows them to quickly flip to the correct page in seconds. The key is to replicate this in an ereader.
My experience is that searching is quite fast, maybe I am just good at it?
Anyway, I wouldn't say flipping through the pbook takes significantly longer, but it certainly isn't advantageous... then too, I usually find myself searching for the kind of things that aren't anywhere in particular.
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