They are also about the container – the page layout, margins, font size, or line height. Because books are not only about the text. ▸ Speed reading apps, with a totally different way of displaying the text, were hard to associate with books. You needed a dedicated app to read books. It required an advanced level of modification. ▸ Speed reading tools, for instance the ones based on Spritz, were designed to highlight one short piece of text at a time. The difference between bionic and speed reading tools It’s a very relevant description for the new reading tool: the technology lets you read at the biological speed – the one of the brain rather than the eyes. ▸ The word bionic is a combination of biology and electronics. Bionic version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice on Kindle Paperwhite 5 / Screenshot: Piotr Kowalczyk It saves time, because your brain “reads” faster than your eyes. ▸ As a result, you are focusing on the highlighted text (usually initial letters of the words) and your brain completes the rest. To make it short: some parts of the words are displayed in bold text. ▸ Bionic reading facilitates the reading process by guiding the eyes through text with artificial fixation points. Bionic reading – everything you need to know How bionic reading works Maybe that’s why so many readers are so excited about it. Most importantly, you can read bionic-formatted books right now, with your current e-reading app or device. You don’t have to learn anything to start using it. With these bionic-based tools, you will be able to read ebooks, RSS feeds, and websites.īionic reading is not a “completely new reading experience.” It’s not revolutionary but evolutionary. The tool comes with an API, so that developers could create dedicated bionic apps and extensions. ▸ The best gifts for librarians and library supportersīioning reading was developed by the Swiss startup company Bionic Reading GmbH. ▸ Most useful e-reader accessories to get this year

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