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Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by BurningFrog on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:30PM (#24953973)
We can and do make ink of any color. Black is just the most popular. And we could make paper of any color.

But it's probably true that printing white ink on black paper is harder.

Then again, if that was the best way to read, we should see some, if expensive such books.

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Re:Why Dark Mode Matters by AstralStorm on Saturday October 31, 2020 @11:55PM (#24957113)
The problem is that black paper would still have some reflectance depending on the surrounding lighting, potentially rather higher than reflectance of black ink.
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