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Re:More nurturing reading environment may stimulate brain de... by cbzbc on Friday January 24, 2020 @05:05AM (#22136811)
There are differences - like the ability to more easily flick backwards and forwards by several pages - whether this is enough to make a difference I can't tell, but it is one of the reasons I prefer to read non fiction in book rather than ebook form.
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Re:More nurturing reading environment may stimulate brain de... by rypskar on Friday January 24, 2020 @05:28AM (#22136922)
>> like the ability to more easily flick backwards and forwards by several pages

The only time I flick forwards is to see how much is left of the chapter, backwards is max one page, kindle have status for how much is left. So guess that depends on how you normally read

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Re:More nurturing reading environment may stimulate brain de... by cbzbc on Friday January 24, 2020 @05:44AM (#22136979)
When reading non-fiction where there are complex arguments that extend over multiple pages it is useful to be able to flick backwards and forwards to follow the argument. Similarly books with long footnotes, where you may want to refer to a previous footnote.
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