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I bought an ebook reader app for my android phone and I love it. Now when I am stuck in line I reach for my current ebook rather than the web browser. I like re
by johnwatson11218 17y ago
I bought an ebook reader app for my android phone and I love it. Now when I am stuck in line I reach for my current ebook rather than the web browser. I like reading at night w/o any lights on. Being able to carry around a library is also huge since it is on my phone and that pretty much goes everywhere. Many times I have my tech books split between home and work.
I think the best is yet to come. I have been using 'zap reader' to get through blog reading sessions. The idea of keeping your focus fixed and scrolling the text past the fixed point at 300-400 words per minute is so powerful. I can't believe that this idea hasn't caught on more. I am sure that ebook readers will start to support this kind of reading.
- sketerpot 17y agoI already read around 300-400 words per minute most of the time, with a maximum speed of around 1000 words per minute. The barrier here is comprehension, not the speed with which we can read words on the screen. Plus, when I'm reading words normally, it's easier for me to adjust my reading rate when I miss a word or need to think more about a particular part of the text before going on. I just don't see the appeal of scrolling text past a fixed point at "high" speed.