A new tool now lets you read every single word of any news article, blog post or other text-based Web medium at nearly 1,000 words per minute. Squirt is a speed-reading tool similar to Spritz ...

The calculator then takes an average book page-count (240), the average number of words on a page (250), and a reading speed of 200 words per minute — all of this is entirely customizable so you ...

Then it divides that by the typical reading speed of 250 words per minute to give you your estimated reading time. Credit: Reading Length/Nick Douglas If you read faster or slower than 250 wpm ...

Why? It's best to try it first. Try reading with the service at 250 words per minute: Now, let's double it. 500 words per minute: Give it a couple tries and, surprising, it's easier than you might ...

Skimming normally provides a reading rate of 700 words per minute, and leads to lower comprehension rates - but it has the advantage of allowing you to go through huge amounts of text to find the ...