*How Fast is Ereading?

The answer, according to a recent study by Jakob Nielsen, is not as fast as a book, nor as comfortable.

He tested 24 subjects with a printed story, a Kindle, an Ipad, and a PC, taking care to ensure that other factors (such as different literacy levels) didn't come into play. At the end of the story, the Kindle and Ipad experience was similar. Subjects hated the PC, but read the print version the fastest of all, finding it the most relaxing.

Full results here.

This is timely because, during my ...