According to his critics, Stephen King is not only callous to the desires of
some of his most ardent fans but also clinging to the past in deciding to
release his new book "Joyland" in print only.
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Several
research studies have documented important differences between reading in print
and online.
As the Center for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University summarized in 2008, reading paper texts is faster than reading texts presented online or displayed on a screen. Readers can orient themselves within the text better on paper. The National Literacy Trust in Britain recently warned of the perils of letting children — whose daily e-reading has doubled in the last two years — read exclusively on digital devices.
As the Center for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University summarized in 2008, reading paper texts is faster than reading texts presented online or displayed on a screen. Readers can orient themselves within the text better on paper. The National Literacy Trust in Britain recently warned of the perils of letting children — whose daily e-reading has doubled in the last two years — read exclusively on digital devices.
