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Originally Posted by BenLee
I really don't think familiarity with controls would factor much into the test. eReaders of any type are DEAD SIMPLE. I've used iBooks...you know how to use it after like 2-3 page turns. It's not rocket science. Unless they are factoring the time it takes to load the book, the "not knowing how to use it" factor should not be an issue,
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I don't know... I've been reading digital books for about a decade, but I still have a moment of thinking where I am pressing to turn the page in my reader. I turn pages in books pretty much unconsciously...
I don't know if it makes much difference, but given how small the differences were, it very well might have accounted for part of it. And moreso because there is a difference between a decade of working with these gadgets and a short lesson.
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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
The original link stated that the participants were taught how to use the devices so as to exclude UI-based confusion from the test.
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Taught how to use the devices. How long, an hour or two? Compared to a lifetime of paper reading?
Now if they were given the books to take home and played with them for a week or two each, then you might be able to exclude the interface. Mostly...