Kids like reading paper books more than screens
By Teresa Welsh
It seems like you can’t go anywhere in public these days without seeing a child with his or her face glued to a screen. But despite the proliferation of electronic devices, kids still prefer reading actual physical books.
A study by researchers in Australia found that kids who had access to e-readers like Kindles and iPads tended not to use the electronic devices for reading. Even children who reported being daily readers didn’t use electronics as books.
The study also found that the more electronic devices a child had access to, the less they read in general.
Works for adults as well. I’m back to doing most of my reading in books; I’ve got two Kindles but I only use them for working out on exercise equipment and the occasional waiting room. Haven’t put a new book in either one in almost a year.