Confirmed: E-readers make it harder to remember what you’ve read

Devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader display text in such a clear, legible format that this encourages the brain to be ‘lazy’, making it more difficult to take things on board, research suggests.

The findings go against the conventional wisdom that legibility makes it easier for people to learn and remember information.

A study by Princeton University found that a significant number of those tested could recall more information when it was presented in unusual typefaces.