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crimson · 03-21-2017, 09:22 PM

Ah, now I remember one more advantage of physical books over ebooks. Science proves that people read slower, less accurately and less comprehensively on screens than on paper.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...paper-screens/

http://lifehacker.com/5898644/read-a...mber-something

I really have to agree with both articles. I can recall details from physical books much better than ebooks. When I want to find one particular quote from a book I can remember which part of the book it was in (middle part, bottom-left) then flip through the pages to find it. I can't do the same on ebooks, and my ability to recall details from them is MUCH worse.

03-21-2017, 09:22 PM	#90
crimson Member Posts: 20 Karma: 2070024 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: UK Device: None	Ah, now I remember one more advantage of physical books over ebooks. Science proves that people read slower, less accurately and less comprehensively on screens than on paper. https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...paper-screens/ http://lifehacker.com/5898644/read-a...mber-something I really have to agree with both articles. I can recall details from physical books much better than ebooks. When I want to find one particular quote from a book I can remember which part of the book it was in (middle part, bottom-left) then flip through the pages to find it. I can't do the same on ebooks, and my ability to recall details from them is MUCH worse.