Which do you read faster - an e-book or paperback?

jfobbe · Post by **jfobbe** » 25 Apr 2014, 22:55

I read probably the same speed in both but it's easier to tell my speed on paperback since when I read by nook I use the app on my phone, where the screen is smaller.

Annalise Davis · Post by **Annalise Davis** » 25 Apr 2014, 22:59

I think, probably, paperback. Just something about holding an actual book It just seems like you can more easily fall into it.

anomalocaris · Post by **anomalocaris** » 26 Apr 2014, 00:39

I tend to finish ebooks faster for a bad reason.Most of the inexpensive ebooks are self-pubbed, total crap, and I start flicking pages across the screen with barely a glance, just in case there's info I need to follow the plot. Often several chapters go by without saying anything worth pausing to read. Generally takes me less than two hours to read an e-book. When I can scrape up the money for a real book, it can take me a whole afternoon to get through it. Longer if it's a more serious book like Europe Before Rome.

renoldscott · Post by **renoldscott** » 26 Apr 2014, 05:48

I can read e-book faster than the paperbacks.

mathman101 · Post by **mathman101** » 26 Apr 2014, 16:42

paperback

agaffke000 · Post by **agaffke000** » 28 Apr 2014, 13:46

Paperback because ebooks give me headaches.

monideane21 · Post by **monideane21** » 29 Apr 2014, 06:33

I think that paperback is definitely quicker, I seem to need more time to digest words when on an e reader

casper · Post by **casper** » 29 Apr 2014, 07:29

No difference in reading speed. Maybe it's quicker turning pages on the kindle but you have to do it more often.

yenyole · Post by **yenyole** » 29 Apr 2014, 09:48

I read e-books at about the same pace as a paperback. I have noticed that there are times that I just want to hold a book over an e-reader.

amh_02 · Post by **amh_02** » 29 Apr 2014, 11:50

I'm not sure that there is a difference in pace, but I agree with previous posts that reading a paperback is more intimate and there is a greater sense of achievement when finishing.
I also would say how I don't like how you can't flick back on an e-reader to check names/or what happened.

dragoneyes2005 · Post by **dragoneyes2005** » 29 Apr 2014, 14:33

No real difference though I am more prone to put down an ebook than a paperback.

JillH · Post by **JillH** » 29 Apr 2014, 17:58

I read printed books faster it seems.

TrishaAnn92 · Post by **TrishaAnn92** » 29 Apr 2014, 18:03

I tend to read e-books faster than regular paper books now. Just because I always have access to my phone and/or tablet wherever I go whereas I usually only read whatever paper back I am reading at certain times which I like because I feel like I get to really enjoy my paper book more than I used to.

Skarmy · Post by **Skarmy** » 29 Apr 2014, 23:55

I read a lot faster using an E-Reader just because it's more convenient for me. I'm in college and have a lot of down time, but I don't like carrying extra books on top of the tons I carry with me already. Since I'm already carrying my ipad or laptop for notes an e-reader is just so much easier for me.

rubylane869 · Post by **rubylane869** » 30 Apr 2014, 02:51

I read faster on my Kindle than I do paperbacks. It's just easier for me as well...not having books taking up so much space. I love the fact that I can have so many books on my Kindle & yet not have a total disaster in my apartment.