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Speed Reading Apps for eBooks?

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 11 2014, @01:06AM   
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?"

• Re:If retention is important, Re:If retention is important, (Score: 3, Informative) by efitton on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:35AM

  by efitton (1077) on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:35AM (#14435) Homepage

  Not the best article, although not a bad read: http://www.slate.com/articles/briefing/articles/20 00/02/the_1000word_dash.html [slate.com]

  Although I would be curious to try it on a phone. Anything larger and I already read about 600 wpm so not a lot of speed incentive. I can't find the article I read earlier stating that the research goes back to the 60s and that there are real limits to RSVP.

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• Re:If retention is important, Re:If retention is important, (Score: 1) by SurvivorZ on Tuesday March 11 2014, @03:21AM

  by SurvivorZ (792) on Tuesday March 11 2014, @03:21AM (#14452)

  I must be completely abnormal then, because I have trained myself to read ~450 words/minute leisurely and 600-700 wpm when fully trying.

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  • Re:If retention is important, Re:If retention is important, (Score: 2, Informative) by baldrick on Tuesday March 11 2014, @05:50AM

    by baldrick (352) on Tuesday March 11 2014, @05:50AM (#14502)

    another article - http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/ is-speed-reading-possible/284326/ [theatlantic.com]

    just another gimmick - if you want to read faster and understand what you are reading ,you need to read more - that hard work / practice thing

    there is no shortcut you can buy for $1.99

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    ... I obey the Laws of Physics ...

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    • Re:If retention is important, (Score: 1) by efitton on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:08PM

      by efitton (1077) on Tuesday March 11 2014, @02:08PM (#14648) Homepage

      That was the article I was looking for. Still think it might be nice to have it running while running on a treadmill; phone at the Dr's Office, etc.

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  • Re:If retention is important, (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 11 2014, @08:53AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 11 2014, @08:53AM (#14546)

    I like you. You're a funny man

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