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Originally Posted by afa
Seriously, though, that is flat-out amazing. As someone who pretty much tops out at 15-20 books a year (and that's far more than anyone I know personally), I truly cannot fathom how you do it.
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Some of it is reading speed, although I'm by no means a 'speed reader'. I read at around 400wpm it seems, with good comprehension.
http://www.readingsoft.com/ has a simple test that will give an indication of your reading speed.
Some of it is priorities. I read a lot. I don't watch much telly. I probably read at least an hour a day, often for two, sometimes three or four or more. Factor in 400wpm and that's easily a couple of books a week or more.
Sometimes I read more, sometimes less. In January I went through about a book a day.
As for retention — yes, mostly I remember what I've read. There have been some books I've got half way through before realising I read them a few years ago... not a good sign for the quality of the book.