Chapter 04 · Reading Measure
Retention Study Page 12

Takeaway from the folio cohort

Wider lines keep readers in the folio

Peak return at spacious measure

68%

Readers came back when the line held its breadth.

+36 pts vs cramped

Week-two return by line measure

Six reading layouts tested across illuminated manuscript notes.

Spotlight Context
80% 60% 40% 20% 0 32% 41% 54% 68% 61% 47% Cramped Narrow Balanced Wide Very wide Unbound spacious, not loose return falls after the folio loses its edge
Axis: return rate after first complete reading session Highlight: optimal measure band
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