The art of reading the paper on a windy day
sir – Henry Pomeroy (Letters, May 8) asks for the best way to fold the newspaper so that it won’t blow about in the breeze when reading outside.
When I wanted to read the broadsheet Daily Telegraph on the Tube, I devised a method of seeking out the middle page, then folding the front section back on itself from side to side and doing the same with the back section.
I thus had a newspaper format that was 22in high and 7in wide but could then be folded in half again lengthwise, so that one could read a quarter of the page at any one time just like reading a large book.
When unfolded and refolded carefully, one could progress through the paper. This was subsequently tested at a windy coastal resort with success. Richard Ashworth
London SW6
sir – I suggest that Mr Pomeroy invests in a newspaper holder rod. It holds the pages steady.
Margaret Forrest
Kelso, Roxburghshire
sir – When reading outside, simply touch the screen to turn the pages, using touchscreen gloves as necessary, depending on the weather and the cleanliness of the device.
Malcolm Watson
Welford, Berkshire