'Research by Scholastic US in 2012 indicated children and young people’s increasing preference for reading on screen:

The proportion of children who had read an ebook rose from 25% to 46% between 2010 and 2012.

The proportion who felt that ebooks would have a positive effect on their motivation to read increased from 33% to 49% over the same period.' (http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0002/3898/Ebooks_lit_review_2014.pdf)

'Screen reading takes more mental energy thereby leaving less for actual content retention. Students who read text via a computer screen did a little bit worse on a reading comprehension test than those students who used actual textbooks. During the test, they were able to look back at their textbooks for answers. The students who used actual textbooks retained not only more information but memory as to where that information was located.

A recent report by ABC News, lists the physical side effects of e-reading. Headaches and neck pain are the biggest complaints of those who use e-readers. Eye strain and dry eyes are others. Nearly 70% of American adults show these side effects according to the ABC News report.

There are ways to prevent these issues. Don’t spend more than 20 minutes at a time staring at an e-reader or computer screen. Be sure to blink often to lubricate your eyes. Take many breaks. Be sure to do safe neck exercises to ward off a stiff neck and shoulders.

Or just read an actual book!' (http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/the-physical-effects-of-e-reading/)

Regards

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0002/3898/Ebooks_lit_review_2014.pdf

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/the-physical-effects-of-e-reading/

'Research by Scholastic US in 2012 indicated children and young people’s increasing preference for reading on screen:

The proportion of children who had read an ebook rose from 25% to 46% between 2010 and 2012.

The proportion who felt that ebooks would have a positive effect on their motivation to read increased from 33% to 49% over the same period.' (http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0002/3898/Ebooks_lit_review_2014.pdf)

'Screen reading takes more mental energy thereby leaving less for actual content retention. Students who read text via a computer screen did a little bit worse on a reading comprehension test than those students who used actual textbooks. During the test, they were able to look back at their textbooks for answers. The students who used actual textbooks retained not only more information but memory as to where that information was located.

A recent report by ABC News, lists the physical side effects of e-reading. Headaches and neck pain are the biggest complaints of those who use e-readers. Eye strain and dry eyes are others. Nearly 70% of American adults show these side effects according to the ABC News report.

There are ways to prevent these issues. Don’t spend more than 20 minutes at a time staring at an e-reader or computer screen. Be sure to blink often to lubricate your eyes. Take many breaks. Be sure to do safe neck exercises to ward off a stiff neck and shoulders.

Or just read an actual book!' (http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/the-physical-effects-of-e-reading/)

Regards

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0002/3898/Ebooks_lit_review_2014.pdf

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/02/the-physical-effects-of-e-reading/

Hello,

Here are some references that address various aspects of your question...

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de Jong, M. T., & Bus, A. G. (2002). Quality of book-reading matters for emergent readers: An experiment with the same book in a regular or electronic format. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(1), 145–155.

Grimshaw, S., Dungworth, N., McKnight, C., & Morris, A. (2007). Electronic books: Children’s reading and comprehension. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(4), 583–599.

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Does e-books are changing reading habits and has an impact on the physical and mental health?

Yes they do change our reading habits & impact our physical & mental health.  Technologies that automate & enable us convenience also bring us some negative side effects.  Not sure is there any research to study our holistic physical & mental health states, responses to external stimulus / interventions, capacity threshold etc. so that e.g. a healthy person that need average 45 min physical exercise a day can balance up / top up such exercises when s/he is under-exercise due to mental health overly strained by usage of modern technologies e.g. reading e-books etc.?

Dear Dr. Shahnaz

I too agree that e-books are creating an adverse effect on the reading habits particularly in case of young generations. They are acting negatively on their mental and physical health.

Yes, It does bad impact on students. I'm student and I have experienced this. Many times I go for e-book as it costs less than paperback. But I can read e-book short time compare to paperback. I know somehow it effects mantally and it the reason for this.

Dear Shahnaz

I don't think e-books have a negative impact on students. This new medium has revolutionized our reading habits and expanded the scope and accessibility to quality information.

Dear Madam,

sure, it as 100% impact on our body. we cant read the book continuously more than certain time . it is depends upon the interest we have on the book and how much it creates on us.

coming to e-books we cant read articles or books on monitor, because it causes problems to eye's, neck and some portion of body.

it's good that we can access the any information at any time and any where, it is a revolution compare to earlier.

in my opinion technology brings both advantages and disadvantages.

thanks, phani

Dear Professor Hasan,

From my experience, with e-books, students read more because of their online habit. This might be because e-books do not give them the feeling that they are reading books, but reading something online just like when they read some updates on the social media, or get some information from some websites. And e-books follow them everywhere there are WiFi signals; reading them to kill time can also be done while on public transportation, waiting for food orders to arrive, etc...

And personally, I prefer e-books now as I can also read them in the dark, or when there is nobody around to talk to without having to take anything up but my cell phone. 

I just think that we are in the digital age now, and resistance to this change is less feasible than before. The only thing more possible is to find ways to deal with some unpleasant side-effects that may occur unexpectedly, which is normal when a transition takes place.  

Well, just my opinion I would like to share.

Sincerely,

Cameen

Ebooks have the benefit of interactive features, audio read-alouds and narrative questions built into their very pages, not to mention the ability to be stored en mass and clicked open anywhere at anytime. “Such tools can support and enhance adults’ role in supporting development of the whole child, write Maryanne Martens and Dorothy Stoltz, librarians on the board of LittleELit, a website run by librarians who examine children’s apps and ebooks. Just because a book is in print, doesn’t mean that it’s of higher quality. Print books, the authors argue, can just as easily feature poor writing and mediocre illustrations that often function as promotional material for other branded merchandise.

https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/beyond-ebook-vs-print-book-concept-media-mentors/

Yes they do, We miss the feelings of touching papers, as well the smell and sound of them.

I think you have to evaluate the medium the eBook is being read (or listened to) on. If a blue-light screen, I find my eyes burn after some time on my Iphone or Kindle fire, (okay, haven't tried blue-blocker glasses, yet) but I can read all day and outdoors with my Kindle Paperwhite with no noted negative eye or sleep effect. If you've not tried a Paperwhite, I love mine! Have had one for years (2 died, Amazon replaced free) and it makes reading info so much easier. I can carry 1000 books with me to the beach, on vacation or to bed! Switch topics if one doesn't interest me at the moment. Click to references if need be. I see pros and cons, but I have no clue why we should have to "feel paper" to enjoy reading, but then, I DID get the experience for many, many years? But you can "curl up" with a Kindle paperwhite more easily than any book, including in the dark - so you don't have to turn on the light at night if your spouse is sleeping! I also can exercise and listen to ebooks at the same time.

'Research by Scholastic US in 2012 indicated children and young people’s increasing preference for reading on screen:

Although the reading is undoubtedly useful, the reading method has an impact on your physical and mental health. In our modern technology-based world, the paperback has been replaced by electronic, and for many it has been viewed as "old and impractical." A study conducted in 2014 confirmed that e-readers have difficulty remembering information, while ordinary readers have good memory and can remember better, and did not know The researchers are the reason for this result, but it is likely to relate to the ability to communicate material and visual with a paper book, but in the case of reading the e-book can be a fragmentary reading and visits to other links or social networking sites, and this "Commas" during the electronic reading many are most often, and in order to keep the information we need to read long, spaced without breaks in time. Electronic reading keeps you awake and notes that reading books through your tablet may keep you awake longer than a paper book. The study confirmed that the use of light-emitting devices such as iPads just before bed affects the normal sleep pattern. The researchers stressed that the blue light emitted by these devices affects the public health, and the body's internal clock, which determines the regular sleep hour daily, and leave the body alert after the end of the use of these devices. "We have seen the disruption of the biological balance by short-wave waves known as blue light, poor e-books have decreased their sleep hormone melatonin, they also suffered from decreased eyelashes, had problems with their biological clocks, and observed significant activity in the evening," said Dr. Marie Schaling. , And difficulties in waking the next morning to use electronic devices. "Over the past 50 years there has been a marked decline in the average duration and quality of sleep, and the reason for the use of electronic devices in reading, communication and entertainment, especially for children and adolescents who suffer from a lack of sleep clearly," said Dr. Charles Kezler, president of Perigham and Women's Hospital. , And epidemiological research is urgently needed to assess the long-term health and safety consequences of these devices. " The study found that e-readers need 10 minutes to sleep more than ordinary readers, one hour late for the specified bedtime, and in the morning after waking up for many hours of sleep. Research official Curls said that the light of electronic devices shines directly In the eyes of the reader, while the paper book reflects only the light directed at him. Exposure to several physical diseases The use of electronic devices directly before sleep presents human cancer of the breast, colon and rectum, advanced prostate cancer also caused by working hours at night, lack of serious sleep on the cardiovascular system and causes metabolic syndrome such as diabetes and obesity. E-reading causes depression The use of "laptop" and "mobile" just before sleep causes depression, high levels of stress, and fatigue in young people, and these habits affect not only the rate of sleep, but also cause lack of attention and lack of concentration, we move from link to link And the verification of "Facebook" intermittently, it also seems that the means of social communication and technological distractions promote guilt and regret, it may take three hours without feeling the time while using the Internet and the result our brain will feel very tired.

Of course

Indeed