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I'm not sure that larger print would have the same effect as wider margins on reading speed because large text is both taller and wider, meaning fewer lines per page. However, one of the most important things I've learned from this little experiment is not to trust my expectations so this is probably something else worth testing.
As for my judgement of my reading speed, I'm basing that not on how many pages I read but how many books I read. I'm a fairly slow reader and I began a fairly short book yesterday while waiting in the doctor's office for a checkup and this morning I'm about 60% of the way through it. It's about 200 pages, I think. Before I started this margin testing a 200 page book would take 3 to 5 days. I might even finish this one today.
I'm noticing something else, too. When I read faster without trying to push harder I seem to enjoy it more. And the story seems to be a little more coherent. It's too soon to be sure about that but at the moment that's how it seems.
Barry
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