Are you a scroller or a page-turner?

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I prefer scrolling for ebooks. Page turning is more suitable for physical books. Page-turning mode on ebook will not give the feel like the physical book.
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Page Turner here. No reasons to justify as that's natural I am just here to say that book's essence is felt by turning pages.
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I'm a page turner, I love reading physical book most times but when I read eBook I set it to turn so it looks like I'm reading a physical book
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I'm definitely a page turned on anything. I find I like feeling like i'm reading a phsyical book even when I'm on my tablet. It helps me read quicker as well.
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Scroller all the wayy!
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I enjoy both scrolling and turning of a book. They both build up more excitement for the next page.
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I've started reading on my Kindle and on the Kindle app on my phone a lot more than before in the last year since having a child. It is so much easier to bring my phone or Kindle places than to bring a stack of books, and it is also easier to read on my Kindle or phone while holding my baby than it is to hold a physical book and turn the pages. On my phone I prefer to read by scrolling, but on the Kindle I use page turning.
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Post by LY_Rachel »

Hmm... it kinda depends. I can do both, but both have their benefits to me. Scrolling has the added benefit of being able to get to a place fast, and sometimes I want to go back a read a part in the book. On the other hand, turning helps me keep on track of where I am, and the less "volume", so to speak, makes it easier to focus for me. In the end, I just go with whatever's the default and deal from there.
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I like scrolling better. I'm more used to it than turning pages.
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Post by Irenosen »

I prefer turning the pages when reading an ebook. It's my way
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I am a scroller. I think it's more comfortable that way.
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I think I prefer the page-turning way. Scrolling is not something I enjoy.
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I like scrolling too, as it seems smoother and more comfortable, also faster.
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I love turning the pages over rather than scrolling.
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The prospect of scrolling is a major factor for why I was not an earlier adopter of ebooks and why I used to hate reading on my computer (still prefer being away from it whether with a physical book or eReader). A page that needs to be scrolled feels exhausting to me and really challenges my ability to focus. I would often feel I had slogged through a vast swamp, but hardly remember any of the leaves that tried to cling to me.

Pages that may be turned I can speed through with great comprehension.
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