A barely twenty years old technology is not gonna take over a five hundred old refined one.
Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
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Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
#32Adults too.
I know this seems a common sentiment here, but I just don't get it. There is almost nothing better about a physical book vs. a Kindle, especially on the high-eng (e.g the Voyage). Whenever I've discussed this with people the only reason I seem to get is some vague sense of nostalgia.
It's more than nostalgia -- interacting with a physical object is more stimulating than an e-reader. Paper books have a smell, a texture, and a colorful cover. You might remember where something happened in a story because of how many pages you held in your hand.
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#33I prefer to read on my kindle. More convenient and can be used at night (paperwhite). I like to read, be it a paper book or an ebook. I don't see why the whole ebooks vs. paper is a thing, at all.
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#34While I still use my Kindle for travel, I've actually purchased more hardcover books SINCE I got a Kindle, then I have at any other point in my life. Using the Kindle, just gave me even more appreciation for the experience of holding a book, flipping the pages, the smell, that whole tactile experience that is just missing otherwise. I'm also making a serious attempt to distance myself from technology for at least par…
I have the opposite experience. I read a lot on the train and I read a lot of books on the Kindle I probably would have avoided before because they seemed so large that I didn't want to carry them or they just seemed imposing. I also find reading for extended periods on the Kindle far more comfortable. The only thing I don't prefer it for is books where I know I'll be flipping back and forth a lot (textbooks, reference manuals, etc.).
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#35I prefer having a physical book. Flicking through pages to reread sections, highlighting and margin notes are not yet seamless with the reading app I'm using. But Getting a tablet has increased the amount I'm reading by at least a factor of 4. It is now so easy to buy books after reading a recommendation online. The free sample feature makes it so I don't buy a book I won't like, And the built in dictionary has me lo…
> And the built in dictionary has me looking up new words without pausing my reading flow.
I speak Japanese as a second language and the dictionary is absolutely amazing for someone like me trying to read a Japanese book.
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#36Study seems to exclude e-ink, (when grouping kindle with iPad, I assume they mean the android tablet) while many of the comments here are arguing about e-ink vs books.
I'm not surprised by the study. My 2.5 year old would much rather watch something if the tablet is available than read. Even the interactive and pictures + audio books aren't much competition.
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#37Until I got a Kindle Voyage, I found the Kindle reading experience to be subpar to books (but still more convenient in most cases). But with the higher resolution of the Voyage (300ppi), better backlight, and most importantly, buttons to move forward/back instead of swiping, I now prefer the Voyage over paper books. Much easier to read one-handed on the train, and having a good backlight makes for convenient reading…
What is the color like for the Voyage backlight? Lately I've been using my iPhone in night-shift mode as a reading light with paper books. It may just be psychological, but I do seem to fall asleep easier than I did with a regular white LED reading light. At the very least I haven't found myself still reading at 3am wondering why I'm still awake.
It's kind of bluish on mine.
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#38I have a number of ebooks and PDFs, mostly references. I have a number of the reference books as both ebooks and paper books. I just... Don't have the freedom with digital copies of things that I do with paper ones, and I refuse to have key knowledge DRM'd. Papers on PDF are alright (as in, I only print really important ones), but proprietary ebooks? Im not trusting my only copy of professional knowledge to the peopl…
On the other hand, I routinely have to take a box of books to Goodwill, the library sale, or the dump. I can still refer to every digital work I've ever owned, whether on Amazon or pdf. So which is really a more secure way of containing knowledge?
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#39I feel that whenever I have book that Im reading on kindle it's much harder for me to pick it up and continue reading after couple of days.
Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
#40Ebooks are fine for quick referrals but I simply can't stand using them for sustained reading. If I'm engrossed in reading a paper book, I'll knock off a hundred pages without noticing the time. I try to do that on my iPad or a computer monitor and I'm edgy and disinterested in just a handful of pages.
The Kindle really is way, way better for extended reading.