Reading E-Books Takes Longer Than Reading Paper Books

Hugh Pickens writes "PC World reports on a study showing that reading from a printed book — versus an e-book on any of the three tested devices, an iPad, Kindle 2, and PC — was a faster experience to a significant degree. Readers measured on the iPad reported reading speeds, on average, of 6.2 percent slower than their print-reading counterparts, while readers on the Kindle 2 clocked in at 10.7 percent slower. Jacob Nielsen had each participant read a short story by Ernest Hemingway. Each participant was timed, then quizzed to determine their comprehension and understanding of what they just read. Nielsen also surveyed users' satisfaction levels after operating each device (or page). For user satisfaction, the iPad, Kindle, and book all scored relatively equally at 5.8, 5.7, and 5.6 on a one-to-seven ranking scale (seven representing the best experience). The PC, however, did not fare so well, getting a usability score of 3.6."

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Re:Not statistically significant

[Have Brain Will Rent]

I think you should read what you wrote - you quoted it yourself so it should be easy. You said "a good portion of those people were old" - meaning a good portion of those tested, not a good portion of old people - and then you went on to say "and probably wasted a lot of time". In other words that sub-group of people - all the old people (if there were any) in the group - probably wasted a lot of time. It is basic English. You did not say "a good portion of old people". As for

No. Bigotry would be if I said ALL old people have difficulty learning new technologies.

Hmmm if you had said "Most Blacks have trouble learning..." - without a whit of evidence to substantiate that that was what was happening - it would sound pretty bigoted. You don't have to slam 100% of a group to be bigoted you just have to imply that the group as a whole, or on average, is inferior to the rest of us as a whole or on average... not that every single member of the group is inferior.

Woww the neurons literally fall apart... LOL ... how many of the participants do you suspect had their neurons "falling apart"????

And wait a minute, you just said:

Bigotry would be if I said ALL old people have difficulty learning new technologies.

and then in the very same posting also said:

Also it's been proven by medical science that as the old brains [no qualification used, not some old brains so by default all old brains] advance, the neurons literally start to fall apart, which is yet another reason [all] old people have difficulty with new technologies.

So now you are referring to ALL old people which you yourself have said would be bigoted.