Often feels like a contradiction, but I think both a) digital reading is mostly much worse than physical reading; and b) literally translating physical affordances is probably not the right way to make digital reading much better.
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Do you think that digital reading is also worse from performance stand point? Something like worse comprehension, or shorter retention.
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Yes, probably, except insofar as it promotes writing while you read. Some notes here:
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Is this post in reference to your particularly active style of reading / note-taking, or do you think digital reading is worse for almost all readers?
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I don't know. "Serious reading" of any kind.
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I think one key hurdle is today devices have too little screen real estate compared to, say, a real desk. Maybe recreation would work magic with a slightly bigger Surface Studio.
Yes, absolutely. It's really the only interesting work in the space in a decade, unfortunately.
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I have a Google Scholar alert for new citations of @CraigTashman's 2011 LiquidText paper, but alas there have only been a couple high-quality cites. I just can't get over how little has been added to those ideas in the past decade!
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I wish someone would work on this problem! I don’t suppose it’s on your own future project list is it, as you’re focused on other priorities?
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Probably not.