[tobico]

Seems like this article makes quite a leap from the study results to their suggestion that everyone reads paper books. Study results:

1. People reading on a screen are more likely to skim

2. Skimming reduces comprehension of the material

3. Reading on paper correlates with better reconstruction of plot

It seems like 1 and 2 taken together are as good an explanation as any for 3. Given that, I feel like it would be at least worth an experiment to see if making a conscious effort to avoid skimming would be just as effective as switching to reading on paper. If so, I think that would be a cheaper and easier solution to the issue.

[gonzo41]

When I was younger and reading on the web, (the days of 28k modems) I didn't skim as much as a do now. I would put this to my inexperience of reading then (thinking that everything needed to be read). And that now there is a lot of crap on the internet. Its hard to sort out the good stuff that deserves attention. So i skim a lot.

But paper books are king. I tend to move slower through the text and have a more enjoyable time of it.