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Non-Linear Reading: Case Studies

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I think it helps to be exposed to the reading habits of non-linear readers so that you know its okay to read this way and so that you have an idea of how you might go about doing it.

Case Study One

From Hillesund, 2010:

Visually, it looks something like this:

Again, you can see the 'pyramid' or 'iceberg' style here, where you rarely ever devote your time to finishing a whole book—only if it's really, really good.