Reading: Print v eBooks
Michael Rosen examines the differences between reading print books and reading eBooks.
Word of Mouth · BBC Radio 4
September 22, 201527m 49s
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Show Notes
Michael Rosen & Dr Laura Wright discuss with linguist Professor Naomi Baron the quantifiable differences between the experience of reading print books and of reading eBooks, or onscreen. Which allows for deeper reading and a stronger emotional response, and what is the future of reading? Producer Beth O'Dea Naomi S. Baron is the author of Words Onscreen: The Fate of Reading in a Digital World.