Reading Literature on Screen: A Price for Convenience? - 0 views
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Christophe Barbier on 15 Sep 14Från konferensbidraget: "experiment comparing the reading of a mystery short story in print pocket book and on Kindle. Fifty adult participants read a 28-page mystery story in either a print, or on a Kindle. After reading, subjects completed a series of questionnaires measuring cognitive and emotional aspects. In addition, a questionnaire assessing literary reading preferences and "haptic dissonance" was administered a week after the reading session. Results show that print readers performed better than Kindle readers when they were asked to sort story events into chronological order. Most subjects also showed an overwhelming preference for print. "