Article review first attempt.

too informal. 

make more academic

less use of first person next time

good analysis and points. 

reward intro - explain briefly what sharon is going to be reading

Article:

From beginning to end I felt comfortable reading this article as the reader does not feel obliged to be biased to any side of the argument.  I somewhat feel a connection with the reader as he gives his opinion and describes his own personal preferences and habits throughout. I personally tend to agree with the content of this article, however I feel like it could have been richer. Brandon Keim seemed to lack the distinction between the type of material one is reading. I tend to be more drawn toward e-books because of convenience reasons, although I somewhat agree to the facts Keim states to reading print and on screen. I like to have that sense of ownership and feeling of a book, that sense of satisfaction when I finish it and close it with a sigh of relief and feel of completion. As they might be impractical as to space, they are somewhat cheaper, don’t crash nor do they run out of power. I am not dissing e-readers at all although I don’t think print should not be pushed aside as of yet as there is still room for improvement when it comes to reading on a screen. I can relate to Wästlund’s  research that I get tired reading from a constant screen, scrolling further down – it’s tedious and distracting, as you need to stop and re-focus on a starting point. Even though these experiments are outdated, dating back to 2005, I still find them extremely relevant to present day happenings. Sure now page flip illusion has been invented but does it really give you the feel of printed material? I like the part where Keim points out that maybe we should not see print and screen as competition but as completely different platforms both used for different things which work better for what they provide; pixels for browsing and scanning, print for essays, novels and so forth. I agree with the point of seriousness when reading. I tend to read a hardback book cover with more seriousness myself. Surely it might be just habit, but the more time passes the more I am convinced it is due to the artificiality of electronics in general. A backlit device, be it a kindle or a tablet of any sort, tends to distract the viewer with two things – clutter and eye strain. 

Keim, B. , 2014. Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be ... Paper. WIRED, [online] Available at: http://www.wired.com/2014/05/reading-on-screen-versus-paper/. [Accessed 13 December 2014].