A recent survey suggests that it is faster to read a book on paper than using one of the popular e-readers on the market.
The environmental blog TreeHugger was skeptical about this and had a closer look at the research.
The jury is still out but it is worth bearing in mind that new and better e-readers are hitting the market every year.
Paper books vs. e-readers
The Guardian’s website has picked up this story as well.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/08/print-ipad-kindle-books
Some of the comments are worth skimming just to get a sense of how folks feel about using e-readers compared to the paper version of books.