A related possibility is that most physical books are professionally typeset with line lengths optimized for comfortable reading. Here's a wikipedia article with examples.
The bilingual storybook is a great example of what happens when the line length is dictated by other factors.
I would also be interested to see if tablet/e-reader users fared better, assuming their device's text/column/spacing settings matched the paper version read by participants.
A related possibility is that most physical books are professionally typeset with line lengths optimized for comfortable reading. Here's a [wikipedia article with examples](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_length).
The bilingual storybook is a great example of what happens when the line length is dictated by other factors.
I would also be interested to see if tablet/e-reader users fared better, assuming their device's text/column/spacing settings matched the paper version read by participants.
Welcome to /o/STEM! This circle is dedicated to science, technology, engineering, maths, and medicine, where you can discuss all things STEM, seek career advice, share learning resources, and pose “ask an expert” questions to the Ovarit STEM community.
Please provide a descriptive title for your posts and add a flair that best describes your post topic. We encourage posters to add links to relevant articles or research papers in their posts and comments.
Since our focus is on STEM, posts should not be focused on politics, ethics, or philosophy. Any discussion on popular science or medicine (to include COVID-19) must be based on scientific principles and research.
This is also not the place to discuss diet, lifestyle, alternative medicine, or psychology. For these topics please check out o/women which is a general discussion circle and o/womenshealthlounge which is a support sub for health issues.
No conspiracy theories, no quackery, no spamming, and no politically charged posts. The Sitewide Rules and Sitewide Guidelines are both enforced here.
Any posts that fail to meet the criteria provided above may be removed.
A related possibility is that most physical books are professionally typeset with line lengths optimized for comfortable reading. Here's a wikipedia article with examples.
The bilingual storybook is a great example of what happens when the line length is dictated by other factors.
I would also be interested to see if tablet/e-reader users fared better, assuming their device's text/column/spacing settings matched the paper version read by participants.