One of the big difference in print and online publicatiion is light. On print, it is easier for a reader to read because lights reflected on the print surface, much of the lights is absorbed on the print surface so the contrast range is not as much.
Publication online is different because reader have to read it on screen which directly projected lights into reader's eyes, this causes fatigue to their eyes more easily. If the contrast on the screen is not adjusted to suit the reader's eyes, readers will tend to stop reading very fast.
Another difference is, on print publication, readers get to see the big picture of what is presented to them first, from there, readers are able to skim through and choose which area they want to focus on. But for online, it is on a limited area of view on the screen, and readers are only shown part of the page, reader have to go through all the pages just to find out which part the reader is interested in.
Roger C, Parker 2003, Looking good in print, Designing documents for web distribution, 5th edition, Paraglyph Press, Scottsdale, Ariz.
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