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Originally Posted by rowe
With fairly large type, my pocket reader is set to 45 characters per line. While that's at the beginning of the scientifically supported optimum range for readability, the superior ergonomics of the smaller device make it a much more pleasant experience for me than larger tablets, which are often setup with overly long line lengths that research suggests are fatiguing.
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What research? Why do you think the common sizes for novels are Mass Market/Pocket book to Trade and printed in one column? The only two column books I have are bibles and the newer single column ones are more readable.
Magazines and newspapers are multi-column for technical reasons and much larger than paperback novels.
A modern smart phone sized device isn't more ergonomic than a Kindle, Kobo, Pocketbook or Onyx Boox in 6" to 8" size at about 3:4 aspect. It just fits smaller pockets. Even the Sony PRS-350 5" ereader is preferable to a 6.3" phone shape for page layout/line length.
Certainly too big a screen needs to be in landscape 2 page up, or with big margins. Like 9.7″ to 15″ screens.