eReader makes me read faster

[Ryvyan]

I don't read faster, but I read more. Before, my bag would be too heavy to justify adding a book to its mess. Now, I just whip my Nook out whenever, wherever.

[djulian]

I seriously crank when I'm reading on my Kindle. I go through two or three times as many books. I've attributed it to the following:

1) I only see one page at a time (I get distracted easily, and find my gaze wandering all over two pages)
2) I am reading more fiction than non-fiction on the Kindle; I read that faster naturally.
3) I read more often--it's nice to have hundreds of books loaded and ready to go whenever I'm faced with a break I didn't anticipate

[mcrow24]

I read faster on my Kindle than on paper for sure. On paper I probably read around 50 pages per hour, now around 75 if I'm really digging the book.

[Caip.]

I've only got my Kindle since yesterday, but while reading last night I noticed that I read faster and didn't get tired or bored of reading until really late last night .

Originally Posted by djulian

I only see one page at a time (I get distracted easily, and find my gaze wandering all over two pages)

Have that with paper books too! Especially whith thriller stories...just wanting to know what happens so badly that you really can't resist reading some sentences of the next page.

[Soldim]

I am not sure whether or not I read faster on the eReader, but certainly I read more. Generally, I tend to read a couple of books at any time, and switch back and forth between them. In pbook times, when I was tired with non-fiction, and the fiction book would be somewhere in the bedroom (or worse -- lost ) I'd move on to some other activity.

Now that I have all books I am reading in the same device, switching is pushing two buttons and I can continue without having to get up. (I have to admit that, since I got my second eDevice I have stopped reading sometimes because the book I wanted was on the other device that was in the bedroom (neither has been lost -- so far )).

[patrickt]

The only thing that has ever made me read faster was a nun tapping a ruler like an animated metronome. The faster she tapped, the faster I read.

[barkndog]

I don't want to say I read slower, but it does take me longer to finish the book. I think I read just as quickly, maybe faster, but because of the built in dictionaries I tend to pause and look up words.

This really caused a slowdown when I read "Red Mars", written with a lot of geological terms (I'm not a geologist). I may not have finished it in paper form because I would have been lost, but the convenience of the dictionary allowed me to understand some of the settings being described. It would have been too much trouble putting the book down and flipping through a dictionary if using paper books.

It's helped my vocabulary, so it doesn't bother me that it takes longer to read a book. It's become a game for me, I will even look up words I kind of know but cannot express just to get clarity on the definition.

[DustyDisks]

Originally Posted by barkndog

I don't want to say I read slower, but it does take me longer to finish the book. I think I read just as quickly, maybe faster, but because of the built in dictionaries I tend to pause and look up words.

This really caused a slowdown when I read "Red Mars", written with a lot of geological terms (I'm not a geologist). I may not have finished it in paper form because I would have been lost, but the convenience of the dictionary allowed me to understand some of the settings being described. It would have been too much trouble putting the book down and flipping through a dictionary if using paper books.

It's helped my vocabulary, so it doesn't bother me that it takes longer to read a book. It's become a game for me, I will even look up words I kind of know but cannot express just to get clarity on the definition.

Yes:
Having the dictionary at close call, will slow one down. Especially reading the older classics. The the use of language has changed over the years (All languages) so without the dictionary, too help clarify the word, and then rereading the the passage with the new understanding. Does tend to slow one down. But makes for a richer and more educational read.

[monkeyluis]

I read faster & more. Also canceling cable has helped me to read more.

[ekster]

A lot faster.

I think that's because it's easier, for me at least. I take a fairly long commute to work every day (About 1.5 hours both ways). Reading a book before meant that I'm comfy, got some time, and have both hands free. With my Kobo, I can take it out at any time, even if for 5 minutes, without a hassle, only need one hand and I don't get annoyed with page flipping, keeping the page, etc. I'm also able to just put it down and read while eating with both hands... and all those little things add up. I used to take a week or two to read a book... I now take 2-5 days per book...

[exscentric]

I have never in my 71 years of life read for pleasure. Reading was on a must do basis for school and job, otherwise there was no reading.

I had noticed that I was reading tons of stuff on my computer with no noticeable problem. I was even enjoying it.

A few years ago I found a test online for dyslexia - took it and found out why I probably had been a poor reader all my life. I later found that colored background can help. Sure enough a light blue or tan makes reading a wonder to me. I also found the kindle is easy to read for some reason even though it is only gray.

I read faster and a lot more than ever before with the electronics. I used to labor with each sentence and stumble along like a grade schooler (Well many high schoolers regrettably).

I've only the last year or two found out what I had been missing so very long. I now know why so many people like to read :-)

[mayoi]

Not faster, but I'm definitely reading more!

[dbReader]

The numerous answers are so interesting and original, that I have made a special review about it. The text can be found in my blog ("E-reader Is Able To Recover Dyslexia"). Welcome to share new opinions.

[ramsey_isler]

I've had two friends recently get Kindles, and they've both been amazed at how much faster they read. One of my friends read my newest book on her Kindle and she said, "I liked it, but it was way too short. It's like...shorter than The Hobbit or the first Harry Potter novels. I finished it too fast." I had to inform her that my book was actually longer (in terms of word count) than all of those books :-)