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Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

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Post by aaron695 » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 2:57 AM UTC

pharrington wrote: post #89

gnicholas wrote: post #76

This article significantly misrepresents the study. It says that children prefer to read on paper than on devices, which indicates that children were asked about their preferences, or asked about habits that are likely to reveal their preferences. This is not the case. Subjects were never asked which they liked better, and the underlying research report clearly indicates that the differences in their behavior between…

The research's starting point is literally treating all iPads and all Kindles as the same device . It is not appropriately nuanced.

Both the article and the research is a giant cliché.

Neither seems to have a basic understanding of either technology or even perceptions of technology.

>Challenging the assumption that all young people prefer to read on screens

Who believes this? They don't seem to source this claim. It's seems like academic karma whoring. State people believe something they don't actually believe, disprove it so you get karma.

Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

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Post by Johnny555 » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 3:58 AM UTC

dagenleg wrote: post #7

Johnny555 wrote: post #3

Until 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…

Wow, Amazon now even injects their Kindle promotions in HackerNews comments. Even adblock cannot help me now. Nowhere is safe!

Sorry, not meant to be an Amazon shill, just pointing out that eBook readers are getting better. I thought it was on topic for an article about reading books on paper compared to screens -- not all screens are created equal. The Kindle doesn't have quiet the contrast of paper, but other than that, the print quality is comparable.

Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

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Post by Johnny555 » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 4:00 AM UTC

jobu wrote: post #13

Johnny555 wrote: post #3

Until 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 a typical white LED, probably on the bluish end of the spectrum, but I don't know the color temperature. My problem is more staying awake to read the next chapter than being able to fall asleep, and that doesn't matter whether I'm reading on the kindle, a tablet, or a paper book. I tend to fall asleep (and wake up) around the same time every night regardless of whether I read beforehand or not.

Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

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Post by Johnny555 » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 4:03 AM UTC

szatkus wrote: post #86

Johnny555 wrote: post #3

Until 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…

Really? I see difference above my first e-book reader (800x600, 167ppi), but it really wasn't groundbreaking.

I found the screen to be much clearer than my previous reader, I can't see the pixels at all. But the biggest improvement is in the button to change pages.

The original kindle had buttons too, but I didn't own one and only used it a couple times.

Re: Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

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Post by LostWanderer » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 2:26 PM UTC

jobu wrote: post #22

chromalife wrote: post #6

I 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…

> Having said all that my kids will be getting physical books. The distractions in electronic devices is something I'm still struggling Having four kids myself, I would never have tried to start them reading on a device. Kids don't start reading novels or textbooks, they have books that are physically interactive in a way that doesn't translate very well to a screen. Starting out, children learn by touch and taste as…

There is something interesting happening with the kids these days, They are being handed over tablet devices as soon as possible. My concern rises from the hand movements which is in a swipe , How Does this restriction of movement in the formative years affect the child in the later years?