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I wonder if the same would hold true for voracious (book) readers? Not as popular these days, maybe there's an equivalent of the "everybody reading their paper on the train" picture for this too.


> maybe there's an equivalent of the "everybody reading their paper on the train"

Here:

http://imgur.com/gallery/GAyn8r7/

http://i.imgur.com/tNmuEai.jpg

Although it's more about newspapers than books.


Books, magazines and newspapers are different, in that there's no need to actively use the hands.


Manipulating newspapers definitely requires an active use of hands and some skills in order to keep sanity.


Yes, but the hands are grasping and folding. And the arms are extended. It's hard to swipe and type in that posture.




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