When you need to understand and retain important #information that you have #read, do you use an #electronic #book or a traditional paper #book for the purpose?
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@bibliolater @bookstodon in general, for me retention and understanding of a text is decidedly best from a physical book, then ebook and finally audio (I only listen to audiobooks for fiction, and preferably not too complex ones).
@jarulf @bookstodon I too prefer to #read a physical #book for this purpose. I find like you, that #audiobooks are not ideal for in-depth understanding and retention.
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@bibliolater @jarulf @bookstodon That is interesting I wonder why the difference between physical and ebook for retention. I only buy physical books for recipes, reading a physical book with my shoulder pain is too much usually. But now wondering if eg history or science books I should consider trying physical sometimes?
(I generally don't do audio-anything - I get too easily distracted - I really need video for any audio type stuff so audiobooks are not really for me usually)
I remember this article from 2013 and it was bad back then. It goes back and forth between #EInk and regular screens as if these are related. They are not.
We all know that computer screens make for an awful reading experience. Before I got an #EReader I read a single book an a screen. I rarely read paperbooks today.
I got a decade of highlights from my ebooks available and yesterday my reading app told me I've 30 hrs left on my current book series.
@oligneisti @picard @jarulf @bookstodon Thank you for commenting on the toot. I can see that you didn't like it then and you don't like it now. Do you think that electronic readers have made such a difference? Personally I find that having a physical book with pages and ink that I touch helps me to retain information better than even an e-reader screen.
