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Word of Mouth: Reading: Print v eBooks

22/09/2015

Reading: Print v eBooks

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Reading: Print v eBooks

Michael Rosen examines the differences between reading print books and reading eBooks.

Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright discuss with linguist Professor Naomi Baron the quantifiable differences between the experience of reading print books and reading eBooks.

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.

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