A few years ago, readers everywhere predicted the death of reading when it moved digital. They said digital reading would never catch on because it would never feel like reading from a book. But with every aspect of our lives going digital and our ever-increasing dependency on technology and various devices, digital reading seems like a simple extension of our everyday life.
As avid readers, what do we look for in our digital reading experience? Modern readers look for a seamless reading experience, consistent and good typography, continuity, and emotional connection while reading without too much distraction. The primary focus has to be on the content and the context of the reading material while making it as aesthetically pleasing and interactive as possible. Modern readers love to engage and connect, hence features like taking notes and comments add a lot of value.
User interaction is an integral part of reading, and through our platform, mon’k, we are constantly trying to provide advanced search, semantic discovery, bookmarking, highlighting, and sharing options to improve the reading experience.
Advanced search options help readers get to the most relevant content they are looking for in the fastest time possible, as response time is of the essence in the reading experience. Bookmark options help readers come back to an article at a later point in time. Highlighting features is very helpful from a research or learning point of view. Lastly, our online social life is a very crucial part of our lives, and sharing photos and videos is very natural to all of us. The share feature on digital articles is a simple extension of this and fits perfectly with our daily social interactions.
A good reading experience should feel like a natural extension of our mind, feel completely effortless to the user, and keep the user glued on.
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