How Many Pages Can You Read in an Hour?
Most adults read 40 to 50 pages an hour. Here is the pages-per-hour math, a table by speed band, how book density changes it, and your own real number.
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Lucas BewersdorffSeptember 11What Is a Good Reading Speed?
Is one page a minute fast? Five bands for what counts as a good reading speed, what is normal, and why the number you already have is almost certainly fine.
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The average adult reads about 238 words per minute. Here is what that means in pages per hour, why the number varies, and how your own speed compares.
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Lucas BewersdorffSeptember 4How to Read More Nonfiction (Without the Homework)
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Lucas BewersdorffSeptember 2What to Look For in a Reading Tracker App
Five checks to run on any reading tracker before you commit your reading life to it – and two features that should make you close the tab.
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