Though we can intuit that reading on a tablet or e-reader is different than reading from a physical book, the factors involved are more complicated than we realize. The way the brain comprehends and stores information actually involves a physicality, a “mapping” of the content in the left/right format of the book. If as you read, you like to flip back to refresh in your mind what you previously read as it relates to the progress of the story, you may feel frustration using a digital book. A recent study describes some of the differences in the two types of reading.
Certainly, digital books are convenient and portable, and for something like a cookbook where video instructions might be included or a magazine with links to more facts, etc. you do get “more” than you would from a physical book. Probably some of the differences relate to our prior experiences of reading a physical book; so perhaps younger generations will approach and comprehend differently than older generations. Something to think about.
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