Speed Reading Returns - WSJ.com:"Reading these days is often a few minutes on the phone in the grocery-store line, not an hour curled up with a book on the couch.
This quick-hit reading is sparking a renewed interest in the art of speed reading.
People read more than ever on mobile devices and usually in 10-minute bursts, according to research by e-reading subscription services.
To tap into this, there's a revival in traditional speed-reading classes as well as new apps that promise to make reading on a small screen easier.
When Brett Kirby, age 33, reads the news in the morning, he doesn't grab a newspaper or browse a website.
He picks up his phone and has his articles flashed to him, one word at a time, 650 words a minute.
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