Struggling to get through challenging books like Infinite Jest and other classic, but dense novels? Kindle’s lesser-known and highly underrated feature, Word Runner, can help you with just that.
Kindle’s Word Runner works through rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) which centers the words on a screen, enacting a stream of consciousness-like flow to reading. To help with comprehension of the texts, the feature uses Dynamic Pacing to slow down the scanning at commas, periods, and punctuation marks.
Example of RSVP | via Good E Reader
Along with the stream of consciousness-like flow that RSVP creates, it can also help cut down on a common habit among readers known as subvocalization. Subvocalization is the habit of saying words in your head while reading, ultimately slowing down reading speeds.
To monitor your speed reading abilities, Word Runner enables you to see your reading speed for a chapter at the end of it. At the end of a chapter, readers are also given the chance to share their speeds with others on social media.
Word Runner is only available on Amazon Fire tablets and Kindle for iOS and Android.
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