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I can imagine the act of holding the book and thumbing through the pages as you go along might help embed the timing of things into your subconscious, as it's q
by mattsfrey 12y ago
I can imagine the act of holding the book and thumbing through the pages as you go along might help embed the timing of things into your subconscious, as it's quite obvious exactly where you are in a book due to how you are holding it, where as on tablet its more of just a continuous stream on a screen.
- lozf 12y agoDefinitely. The subtle but ever present tactile reminder of how much book is left to be read also helps build anticipation as the end approaches with certain works. It's like the metadata is being delivered kinesthetically, without distracting from the simultaneous visual delivery of the message itself. Page numbers and percentage read indicators just can't compete.
- hackuser 12y ago> I can imagine the act of holding the book and thumbing through the pages as you go along might help embed the timing of things into your subconscious I wonder what someone who spent their life reading only on tablets would say when first reading a book? (I agree with you, but like you and everyone here I spent most of my life reading books.)