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e screen-based reading is more physically and mentally taxing than reading on pape

t scrolling

drains more mental resources than turning or clicking a page, which are simpler and more automatic gestures.

people reading on screens take a lot of shortcuts—they spend more time browsing, scanning and hunting for keywords compared with people reading on paper, and are more likely to read a document once, and only once.

When reading on screens, people seem less inclined

metacognitive learning regulation—strategies such as setting specific goals, rereading difficult sections and checking how much one has understood

Sellen has learned that many people do not feel much ownership of e-books because of their impermanence and intangibility: "They think of using an e-book, not owning an e-book," s

Why not keep paper and evolve screen-based reading into something else entirely?

Some Web comics and infographics turn scrolling into a strength rather than a weakness. S

e Scale of the Universe tool

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