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Originally Posted by drjenkins
The publishing industry continues to insist that "screen fatigue" is causing e-book sales to flag. It certainly has nothing to do with high prices.
As you can tell by the title, the article debunks "screen fatigue" by pointing out that other screen intensive entertainment is flourishing.
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I, like everyone else here, think the decline in ebook sales is due to the pricing, but I don't think you can claim that screen fatigue can't be a factor because screen use is higher than ever. Passively binge watching Netflix or scrolling through your Twitter feed and reading a book require completely different levels of concentration and engagement. The more time and energy spent on one, the less remain for the other. I think that is partly the appeal of dedicated e-readers -- they lessen the distractions.