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Originally Posted by rashkae
That's an interesting find. Whenever I 'researched' this topic in the past, (research meaning Google Search), line lenghts of over 80 characters were found to be detrimental. That's the neat thing about science though, always evolving. I don't think I would sit on any conclusion there anymore.
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I was quite surprised as well. I had heard the same shorter lines were easier to read. But when I did my search, the opposite was found in most of the studies.
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Originally Posted by rashkae
As for my no truth comment, I think you misunderstand me. I'm not saying someone's preference is not true. I meant that someone's preferences has no relevance to apply to someone elses. Because someone likes 40 character lines, does not imply any reason that should also be the case for someone else.
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That is true. I know my preferences are unlikely to match other people's so to quote Mercedes Lackey: "
There is no one true way." One of the real joys of reading on an ereader is that you can modify the page view to come closer to your preferences.