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Picture yourself sitting at home in a quiet reading nook, ignoring the world around you, engrossed in a tale.

You read the blurb, instantly became intrigued and now you're in the middle of an absolute page-turner.

But, there's a hot debate — physical books vs. e-books vs. audiobooks.

Does the device you're using to read affect your reaction to the book?

Generally, reading uses several areas of the brain.

There's attention span, reasoning, reading fluency, memory and language comprehension.

Reading is known to strengthen communicative ability, vocabulary and increase emotional intelligence and social perception.