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It's harder to remember the plot when you've read it on a Kindle, researchers believe
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People who read paper copies of novels rather than e-books stand more chance of remembering the plot, according to new research.

The physicality of holding a paperback and turning the pages allows us to better retain detail of what we are reading, academics believe.

They cautioned, however, that it may be different for “digital natives” because children that have grown up around smartphones and e-readers consider it normal to read from screens.

An experiment carried out by French and Norwegian universities measured the ability of 50 readers to remember the plot of Elizabeth George’s short story Lusting For Jenny, Inverted

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