![]() Speed reading techniques are still focused on consuming texts in lines and reading left to right line-by-line,” said Frank Waldman, the chief executive of Spritz. “Reading hasn’t really changed in thousands of years. Within just minutes, most readers can learn to double their reading speed to between 400 and 450 words per minute without losing comprehension, according to Spritz, the Boston-based company that created the speed-reading technology. The app does not work on e-books that have sharing restrictions. After opening the speed-reading technology it shows one word at a time. Readers select an e-book in the app, which is available worldwide and costs $1.99. “It’s about being able to read a book like ‘Harry Potter’ in an hour-and-a-half and still have the full comprehension of it,” said Pierre DiAvisoo, who created the app and is based in Boras, Sweden. ReadMe!, a new app for iPhones, lets readers control the pace of their reading from 50 to 1,000 words per minute. TORONTO - Speed reading has been around for more than half a century, but new apps are bringing the technique into the digital age, helping users breeze through books faster.
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