“[E]vidence from laboratory experiments, polls and consumer reports indicates that modern screens and e-readers fail to adequately recreate certain tactile experiences of reading on paper that many people miss and, more importantly, prevent people from navigating long texts in an intuitive and satisfying way.”
It’s nice to have scientific data backing up what I’ve always intuitively felt. I know a lot of people who swear by their e-readers, and I don’t hold this against them at all. I truly believe reading, no matter what, or on what type of platform, is a great thing… but paper books make me feel more connected somehow.
Read the entire article here:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reading-paper-screens
