Paperwhite 2: know how much time I spent reading a book?

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Barty

I want moneyball for my books, complete with stats, charts, graphs, and analytics

You want a Kobo!

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by Anthem

Not sure if anyone mentioned this but if the book is purchased from the Amazon Kindle store then the About This Book dialog usually includes a "Typical time to read" section (apparently Amazon foresaw this being a thing!). I have found it to be pretty darn accurate when judged against my own reading speed.

Yeah, about the book has that and some other great info. But for me that is always longer than it takes me a book. They say average, I wonder if they actually take every readers time or a selected sample to get to that time.

In my head I kind of know how long it takes me to read average size books. The time to read is pretty accurate in that regard.

[cvkemp]

That information would never be any good for me, I vary my reading speed so much. For me it depends on what I am reading, how I feel about what I am reading, and how much my eyes are giving me issues. And then there is the fact that my wife is for ever doing things that distract me from my reading. My wife does not really like reading and she will do what she can to distract my reading.

[haydnfan]

Ah technology. It is amusing to see someone ask a question with an obvious answer: use a stopwatch, paper and pen.

[evianluw]

Well, kindle shows me that I can finish a Frankenstein chapter in 1 min. Must be a bug. ^_^ Note: this book is downloaded from kindle store though it's not the most popular version which shows the right time.

[chlorine]

Originally Posted by haydnfan

Ah technology. It is amusing to see someone ask a question with an obvious answer: use a stopwatch, paper and pen.

This solution is so obvious even I had thought about it.
However I am not interested enough in this question to do such a cumbersome thing. If the information is available, fine. Otherwise I'll live without knowing.

[chlorine]

Originally Posted by cvkemp

That information would never be any good for me, I vary my reading speed so much. For me it depends on what I am reading, how I feel about what I am reading, and how much my eyes are giving me issues. And then there is the fact that my wife is for ever doing things that distract me from my reading. My wife does not really like reading and she will do what she can to distract my reading.

You must be a saint to have married someone who tries to prevent you from reading!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by cvkemp

That information would never be any good for me, I vary my reading speed so much. For me it depends on what I am reading, how I feel about what I am reading, and how much my eyes are giving me issues. And then there is the fact that my wife is for ever doing things that distract me from my reading. My wife does not really like reading and she will do what she can to distract my reading.

I would tell off my wife if she tried to bother me while I was reading on a regular basis.

[dordale]

Originally Posted by evianluw

Well, kindle shows me that I can finish a Frankenstein chapter in 1 min. Must be a bug. ^_^ Note: this book is downloaded from kindle store though it's not the most popular version which shows the right time.

evianluw--As you've noticed sometimes the Kindles can get terribly off on their reading speed calculations.

In order to fix this, try typing this in the search bar within the book you are currently reading: ";ReadingTimeReset" . You do need to include the ";" in front and it is case sensitive. Your reader will show no results found, but when you go back to your book you should see "learning reading speed" instead of a time left in chapter/book for a few page turns. Then after the Kindle has re-calculated your reading speed, it should show a more realistic time remaingin.

[evianluw]

Originally Posted by dordale

evianluw--As you've noticed sometimes the Kindles can get terribly off on their reading speed calculations.

In order to fix this, try typing this in the search bar within the book you are currently reading: ";ReadingTimeReset" . You do need to include the ";" in front and it is case sensitive. Your reader will show no results found, but when you go back to your book you should see "learning reading speed" instead of a time left in chapter/book for a few page turns. Then after the Kindle has re-calculated your reading speed, it should show a more realistic time remaingin.

Thank you! I tried and it works fine!
I guess I need to Google all the useful commands in kindle search box.

[eschwartz]

Right here in our Wiki: Kindle_Touch_Hacking#Search_Bar_Shortcuts

[evianluw]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Right here in our Wiki: Kindle_Touch_Hacking#Search_Bar_Shortcuts

Found it too. Thanks!

[Anthem]

Originally Posted by chlorine

Yes I noticed that but I don't know if I read at typical speed or not.

Don't take it with deathly literalism... just use it as a general guide for how long it takes people.

I'm sure it is a median or mean estimate.

[cvkemp]

I guess it is just me but I read for pleasure, I do not look at how long I take to read anything. I do have my voyage set to show me how much time I have left in a chapter but I know it will never be correct. There are times I read much faster than others. It all depends on what I am thinking about and what is going on around me.

[Anthem]

Originally Posted by cvkemp

I guess it is just me but I read for pleasure, I do not look at how long I take to read anything. I do have my voyage set to show me how much time I have left in a chapter but I know it will never be correct. There are times I read much faster than others. It all depends on what I am thinking about and what is going on around me.

You are literally the only person on earth who reads for pleasure, the rest of the planet has never heard of the concept nor have they experienced it, even accidentally!

I don't look to see how long it takes me to read either. In fact, I don't know how long it has taken to me to read a book in my life... unless you count the school books where we had actual time limits. I do like looking at the About this book estimate to see if I have time for a specific book since the "pages" count is basically meaningless in a digital format and I can't see how thick a book is on the shelf.

Protip for reading faster: only think about the book you are reading at the moment, nothing else in life whatsoever, and read in an artificial void where time no longer exists and distractions are impossible.