Do you prefer an e-book to paperback and why?
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Re: Do you prefer an e-book to paperback and why?
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I can totally see how this study showed that children benefit from physical old fashioned paper books. In this day and age of technology, children probably cannot distinguish between an ipad, a cellphone and an e-reader! Physical books are so different from those gadgets!Book Bear wrote: ↑24 Jun 2018, 13:23 While I like to think I prefer a physical book, I nearly always use an e-reader and definitely read more because of it. Digital books are very quick to download and lighter to hold. Physical books are nice to look at but there is a limit to the number of physical books you can keep in your house without it becoming a problem! Apparently, children benefit from using physical books. A study in 2013 showed that children aged 3-5 yrs of age have less comprehensive when reading digital books. This is possibly to do with the fact that they concentrate on the digital device and the settings rather than the content of the book.
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Additionally, many conversations with strangers have begun with mention of a book in hand who share a common interest of genre or author. With a digital device, reading is confined and does not leave opportunity for spontaneous conversation.
There is also something to be said for the feel of a book in your hands, the anticipation of turning the page, being able to visually and tacitly know the exact progress made and how much farther to the end of the book. When reading especially large volumes this is especially rewarding.
Both have their place - but for me, nothing compares to a good book in hand.
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CJHeigelmann wrote: ↑01 Aug 2018, 12:31 A physical book if it is a great one, a keeper. An e-book for ALL the rest, as after being read, it simply sits in a hard drive (unless shared/borrowed) then forgotten. A physical copy, unless destroyed by fire or water, will live on, passing hands, homes and people...long after we have passed away...that book will continue to weave its way through time.
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But then I got middle-aged and the joy of lying on my side, reading enlarged print without my reading glasses digging into my head won out. I haven't picked up many print books at all since I bought my first Sony Reader nearly 10 years ago.
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