Reading books on paper is faster than reading on tablets such as the iPad and Kindle, according to a Nielsen report.
They conducted a readability study of people reading fiction on the iPad and Amazon's Kindle 2.
The iPad measured at 6.2% lower reading speed than the printed book, whereas the Kindle measured at 10.7% slower than print. However, the difference between the two devices was not statistically significant because of the data's fairly high variability.
They also asked users to rate their satisfaction on a 1-7 scale, with 7 being the best.
iPad, Kindle, and the printed book all scored fairly high at 5.8, 5.7, and 5.6, respectively. The PC, however, scored an abysmal 3.6.
Some complains were that the iPad was too heavy, the Kindle featured less-crisp gray-on-gray letters, and the tablets were less relaxing then a real book.
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They conducted a readability study of people reading fiction on the iPad and Amazon's Kindle 2.
The iPad measured at 6.2% lower reading speed than the printed book, whereas the Kindle measured at 10.7% slower than print. However, the difference between the two devices was not statistically significant because of the data's fairly high variability.
They also asked users to rate their satisfaction on a 1-7 scale, with 7 being the best.
iPad, Kindle, and the printed book all scored fairly high at 5.8, 5.7, and 5.6, respectively. The PC, however, scored an abysmal 3.6.
Some complains were that the iPad was too heavy, the Kindle featured less-crisp gray-on-gray letters, and the tablets were less relaxing then a real book.
Hit the link for more results of the study...
Read More