Sentences with phrase «reading printed books»

Meanwhile an online survey on the Toronto Globe and Mail website last week asked: «Would you ever switch from reading printed books to reading e-books with a digital device?»

On average, they took 10 minutes longer to fall asleep and displayed significantly less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than the group reading printed books.

In yet another sign printed books will be around for some time to come, there's emerging evidence to suggest that there are some advantages to reading printed books, such as better recall of what you have just read,

The overwhelming majority of parents (94 %) still think reading printed books to their kids is important, according to a new survey out Tuesday from the Pew Research Center.

To be more concrete, the Paranga simulates the sensation of turning pages or skipping ahead when reading printed books by rotating a roller with your fingers.

By comparison, reading printed books as an activity has fallen by 4 per cent according to the digital entertainment survey commissioned by Wiggin, although it still rides high as an activity engaged in by 43 per cent of the survey's respondents.

And not only do they prefer reading printed books for class, some of them are competition - level book collectors.

The latter aspects definitely add to the distractions that children face while reading, something that is non-existent as long as they are reading printed books.

Reading printed books continues to decline, but it still remains well ahead of e-reading: the percentage that said they read printed books now stands at 67 %, down from 72 % a year ago.

Who is the guy taking a job while reading printed books?

«Digital publishing is still young in the region and people still prefer reading printed books.

«Of all activities, reading printed books appears to be most relaxing,» clinical psychologist Michael Gradisar said in an interview in Parents magazine.

Try reading a printed book, yes, a real paperback book!

They reported that individuals who read on the e-book took longer to fall asleep, had reduced evening sleepiness, reduced melatonin secretion, later timing of their circadian clock, and reduced next - morning alertness than when reading a printed book.

For all of those people wanting to make their e-books like online content I would like to point out that the original idea of the e-book was to make reading electronic books feel more like reading a printed book.

She downloaded the app right there and went home reading the print book on the plane!

We indie writers are trying to sell to people who also read print books, and Big Publisher books, and we need to look as good as those do.

Ask yourself this, considering the fact we don't know who was surveyed in the Pew study, is it any surprise that the majority of readers had read printed books instead of e-books?

Reading on - screen is vastly different from reading a printed book, and a new default style has arisen out of the needs of readers of all this electronic text.

Anne Mangen of Norway's Stavanger University conducted a study in late 2014 and found that students who read print books have a higher degree of empathy and transportation and immersion, and narrative coherence.

«Amazon Kindle, for example, has produced an e-book reader that has a special protection on the screen, so reading e-books isn't that different from reading a printed book.»

Almost a quarter of those polled said they read printed books now but wish to switch over to ebooks in future.

The results also showed that those between the ages of 18 and 44 were more likely to have listened to an audiobook than read a print book or ebook.

With all this focus on clarity it's clear Amazon is aiming this device at a group of consumers still reading print books: folks who might be a little older and are starting to need reading glasses.

However, its important to note that of the 20 %, most readers ALSO still buy, borrow, and read print books.

«E-books and audio books are great alternatives for those people who do not have time to read print books,» Ab - Barin explained.

Regular reading also increases empathy, especially when reading a print book.

And yet the technology hasn't quite got there for illustrated books, unless programming is involved (I am thinking iPad), and, put quite simply, those considerable number of people who still would rather read a print book.

When I read an ebook, it's the same as when I read a print book: I want to read, not watch a video or even look at pictures.

When I'm at the pool on vacation I still see loads of people reading print books.

And while we aren't saying goodbye to print just yet, it does seem like there are going to be swaths of the population in a few short years who simply have never read a print book.

Still reading print books and telling everyone that I'm fine with it while secretly wishing for a Kindle.

FISHERAnd, Lee Rainie, you — the survey has found that not only do e-readers read print books as well, but also e-readers tend to read more books as a whole than pure print readers.

I have relationships with booksellers here in New Orleans and believe it or not, there are still some people who will only read a printed book.

FISHERAnd yet many of them — in fact, nine in 10 of them who read e-books also read printed books.

But nearly 40 % of Americans read print books exclusively, compared to just 6 % of Americans who read e-books.

This year's data show a slight decline in the number of American adults who read print books: 63 % of American adults say they read at least one book in print in the past year, compared with 69 % who said the same the year before and 71 % in 2011.

The Pew Survey has also stated that 73 % of Americans have read a print book in the last 12 months, a figure that has remained consistent since 2012.

Also, I have never made a sidenote or even a highlight reading a print book.

At the time, it was truly astounding that a company could win such an award for getting more people to read print books.

College graduates — Compared with those who have not attended college, college graduates are more likely to read books in general, more likely to read print books, and more likely to consume digital - book content.

When you read a print book, you consciously or subconsciously track your progress by sensing the ratio of the pages read to the pages yet to be read.

«Today, that prediction sounds crazy... I don't know much about what will happen next year, but I'm pretty confident that people will still be buying and reading print books.»

Reading a printed book is an escape.

I start to muse: What makes the experience of reading a print book, so inherently different, and occasionally, better?

Ebooks: Negative • Many readers don't like e-readers and prefer to read a print book.

Amongst the people who said they read in 2016 — Pew surveyed 1,520 Americans over the phone — 65 % had read a print book.

My wife just doesn't read print books any more.

Some 63 % of the e-book device owners who are reading on any given day are reading a printed book; 42 % are reading an e-book; and 4 % are listening to an audio book.

Sue: I think reading a printed book just provides a better experience than reading an ebook; the one exception is for traveling, when the Kindle is so much more convenient.