Do most people read faster on an e-reader?
I've discovered that I can borrow books from our library for my Kindle, and this past Saturday I signed out The Hobbit. That we have two physical copies on our shelves is beside the point: Kindle books are the most comfortable way to read in bed—at least under our present lighting setup—and that's what I wanted it for. As a tried-and-true introvert, my brain is always spinning rapidly, and if I don't get sufficient, effective processing time during the day—and sometimes even if I do—trying to fall asleep is like putting in the clutch while opening the throttle: high rpms with no actual progress made. Reading a few chapters of a good book engages the engine and throttles back to where sleep can take over.
For physical books, our library's default loan period is three weeks. The default loan period for e-books is one week.
The downside of so much exposure to Facebook and other modern communication is that I am tempted at this point to write, "WTF?" Instead, I will try to remember what we all said before that offensive term became so common as to jump immediately even to my own mind, and simply say, "Huh?" I find reading a book a week to be an ambitious goal.
I don't think I read any faster (or slower) on the Kindle than with the printed page. Do you?
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Sunday, March 2, 2014:
This being the last Sunday before the alleluias disappear for Lent, we pulled out all the stops with anthems and hymns featuring that joyous shout.
When in Our Music God Is Glorified (arr. by Mark Hayes, Beckenhorst Press, BP1750). There's still no YouTube version, but the link takes you to JWPepper.com, where you can hear it.
This was our introit (alleluia section) and processional hymn (hymn section). It was a clever idea, and mostly went over well, though the congregation was a little confused about when to stand. We managed to sing and walk at the same time (always diffcult with an anthem, rather than a plain hymn), and a wonderful trumpet player (Nancy Micklos King) covereth a multitude of sins.
Our anthem was We're Gonna Worship Christ the King (Pepper Choplin, Lorenz, 10/4245L). This version doesn't really do it justice, but YouTube beggars can't be choosers. We had a great soloist (Mark King), the anthem was fun to sing, and it all came together very well. (Yes, Mark is Nancy's husband, this making the third set of Mark-and-Nancy spouses in our immediate circle.)
