eReader makes me read faster

dbReader · 11-18-2011, 04:17 PM

I'm a bookworm

and use e-reader for a long time already. I read books 2x faster from my Kindle. Just now have found and posted about similar opinion from a school librarian.

Please share your experience. The same effect with your e-readers?

Todd Young · 11-18-2011, 05:16 PM

I think it does make me read faster, but at the same time it makes me give up on books more often. I have so many loaded onto my kindle that I know it would take for ever to read them.

david_e · 11-18-2011, 11:21 PM

I find that I read much faster on my iPad than I did on my Sony 650. I can't say if it is only the backlit screen, the pure white background, or perhaps a combo of both, but I can read non-stop for hours and hours. When using the eink display I could go for about an hour before needing a break. I just seemed to be unable to keep a constant and comfortable focus.

carpetmojo · 11-19-2011, 03:27 AM

Strange....

SeaBookGuy · 11-19-2011, 12:22 PM

Yes, definitely faster - much easier to skim pages in books where there are subplots in which I'm not interested, author goes off on tangents, gets a bit bogged down etc.

Quexos · 11-19-2011, 12:23 PM

I think I read a little faster, I certainly read almost everyday now that I have a reader. But I still read quite slowly compared to some.

Billi · 11-19-2011, 01:24 PM

No, I'm the usual slow reader as ever (although being a bookworm).

Freeshadow · 11-19-2011, 01:42 PM

nope - but i was fast with paper already.

howyoudoin · 11-19-2011, 01:47 PM

It doesn't make me read faster, but it does make me read more books than ever before. If anything, easy access to to dictionary lookup makes me read slower

Andyp133 · 11-19-2011, 04:53 PM

i read fast, especially on a train or a plane

Andrew H. · 11-19-2011, 06:27 PM

I'm not sure whether I read faster or not - I don't really keep track. But I wouldn't be surprised if I did - the ability to choose the optimal font size for my mood/lighting, etc. should make my reading marginally faster, I would assume.

Aylalake · 11-19-2011, 07:38 PM

Coincidentally I was thinking this morning that I am reading for longer periods and much faster than previously. I have had my KT for a week tomorrow and I have devoured Robin Hobb's Ship of Magic in that time! Because it's easier to take my slim KT to work, I am reading every lunchtime now, and I find I can read for longer before my eyes get tired.

RainingLemur · 11-19-2011, 09:04 PM

I feel like I read a bit faster with the ereader. But, at the same time, I wonder if it's just a placebo kind of thing.

The Terminator · 11-19-2011, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd Young

I think it does make me read faster, but at the same time it makes me give up on books more often. I have so many loaded onto my kindle that I know it would take for ever to read them.

I think I do read faster and more because I have a reader, but like you said I'm more likely to give up books, especially free Classic books that I would have otherwise payed for.

Asawi · 11-20-2011, 05:53 AM

I actually think I read a bit slower with the eReader. Or at least I did until I got my Sony 950 with the larger screen. While many find it easier to have a smaller mass of text in front of them, I don't mind it (as long as it's decently formatted and not just one huge mass) and take it in "in chunks" rather than word by word. "Too little" content on each page slows me down.
HOWEVER I don't consider that a problem AT ALL! If I hadn't had my eReaders I wouldn't have been able read as much as I do due too eye problems. I don't give a toss if it takes me twice as long (it doesn't, it's nowhere near that much difference) to read the book, as long as I actually CAN read it!!

11-18-2011, 04:17 PM	#1
dbReader Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	eReader makes me read faster I'm a bookworm and use e-reader for a long time already. I read books 2x faster from my Kindle. Just now have found and posted about similar opinion from a school librarian. Please share your experience. The same effect with your e-readers?

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11-18-2011, 05:16 PM	#2
Todd Young Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 1004164 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 2	I think it does make me read faster, but at the same time it makes me give up on books more often. I have so many loaded onto my kindle that I know it would take for ever to read them.

11-18-2011, 11:21 PM	#3
david_e Seriously? Posts: 529 Karma: 3347562 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini, iWhatever	I find that I read much faster on my iPad than I did on my Sony 650. I can't say if it is only the backlit screen, the pure white background, or perhaps a combo of both, but I can read non-stop for hours and hours. When using the eink display I could go for about an hour before needing a break. I just seemed to be unable to keep a constant and comfortable focus.

11-19-2011, 03:27 AM	#4
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Strange....

11-19-2011, 12:22 PM	#5
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Yes, definitely faster - much easier to skim pages in books where there are subplots in which I'm not interested, author goes off on tangents, gets a bit bogged down etc.

11-19-2011, 12:23 PM	#6
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	I think I read a little faster, I certainly read almost everyday now that I have a reader. But I still read quite slowly compared to some.

11-19-2011, 01:24 PM	#7
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	No, I'm the usual slow reader as ever (although being a bookworm).

11-19-2011, 01:42 PM	#8
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,791 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	nope - but i was fast with paper already.

11-19-2011, 01:47 PM	#9
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,100 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	It doesn't make me read faster, but it does make me read more books than ever before. If anything, easy access to to dictionary lookup makes me read slower

11-19-2011, 04:53 PM	#10
Andyp133 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 103636 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony PRS 505, PRS 350, Kobo Aura HD	i read fast, especially on a train or a plane

11-19-2011, 06:27 PM	#11
Andrew H. Grand Master of Flowers Posts: 2,201 Karma: 8389072 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naptown Device: Kindle PW, Kindle 3 (aka Keyboard), iPhone, iPad 3 (not for reading)	I'm not sure whether I read faster or not - I don't really keep track. But I wouldn't be surprised if I did - the ability to choose the optimal font size for my mood/lighting, etc. should make my reading marginally faster, I would assume.

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11-19-2011, 07:38 PM	#12
Aylalake Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wiltshire, UK Device: Kobo Touch, iPhone 4S	Coincidentally I was thinking this morning that I am reading for longer periods and much faster than previously. I have had my KT for a week tomorrow and I have devoured Robin Hobb's Ship of Magic in that time! Because it's easier to take my slim KT to work, I am reading every lunchtime now, and I find I can read for longer before my eyes get tired.

11-19-2011, 09:04 PM	#13
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I feel like I read a bit faster with the ereader. But, at the same time, I wonder if it's just a placebo kind of thing.

11-20-2011, 05:53 AM	#15
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I actually think I read a bit slower with the eReader. Or at least I did until I got my Sony 950 with the larger screen. While many find it easier to have a smaller mass of text in front of them, I don't mind it (as long as it's decently formatted and not just one huge mass) and take it in "in chunks" rather than word by word. "Too little" content on each page slows me down. HOWEVER I don't consider that a problem AT ALL! If I hadn't had my eReaders I wouldn't have been able read as much as I do due too eye problems. I don't give a toss if it takes me twice as long (it doesn't, it's nowhere near that much difference) to read the book, as long as I actually CAN read it!!