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Speed Reading Apps for eBooks?

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 11 2014, @01:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the I'm-sorry-I'll-read-that-again dept.

bluefoxicy writes

"Speed reading has matured into technological solutions. Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, or RSVP, provides faster reading than the manual finger-following method, with retention on par with standard reading at 250 words per minute. Research shows most people can start at 400WPM, and reach 800WPM in an hour; and further advancements used in products such as Spritz and Sprint Reader claim 1000-1800 words per minute when practiced by offsetting and context pausing.

Thus far I have not found any software to read ebooks with these methods. Are there any open source applications, Nook or Kindle Fire applications, or otherwise to read ePub or Mobi or Kindle books via RSVP?"

 
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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:04AM (#14419)
    Why are you limiting yourself to just speed reading?

    Why not also practice the arts of speed talking, speed walking, speed eating, speed sex, speed injecting, and speed lifetime?
    You are missing out on so much.

    Seriously... go faster, it's all that counts (and we won't miss you much at all).

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Hell_Rok on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:12AM

    by Hell_Rok (2527) on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:12AM (#14426) Homepage

    IANASR (I am not a speed reader) nor do I really intend to become one.

    BUT, I don't see why you think this is a worthless skill. If it has the same data retention why not use it for reading emails, meeting minutes, and other stuff that's not very interesting.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by d(++)b on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:58AM

      by d(++)b (2755) on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:58AM (#14442)

      IAASRWRTSRAIARRBSACWRFPE...

      What makes you say those other listed "skills" are "worthless"? In fact, advised by both you and the AC, I 'speed-read" your comment while "speed-eating" a "speed-heated" microwave burrito.

      (I am a speed reader who refuses to speed read and I also refuse random bullshit acronym creation which requires further parenthetical explanation.)