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Old 10-19-2010, 03:28 PM   #2
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I think the average reading speed is somewhere between 250 and 300 words per minute - higher speeds can be achieved but there is usually some drop-off in comprehension. Even speed readers don't usually get much above 550 words per minute. So, if your person who reads a page a second has a large font with only 8 or 9 words per page, and they are a speed reader, and we ignore the time it takes to refresh the screen on an ereader, then I guess it's possible.

I've never really understood the need for speed when it comes to pleasure reading. If we read for pleasure then why would we want to get it over with as quickly as possible?
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