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Take a look at the table below. It analyzes approximate reading rates for the popular business book Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins based on different reader speeds.

Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap…And Others Don’t
Author: Jim Collins (300 pages)
  • Reading Speed
  • Total Reading Time
  • Time Saved
  • 180 wpm (Poor Reader)
  • 12 hours
  • 220 wpm (Average Reader)
  • 10 hours
  • 2 hours
  • 360 wpm (Above Average Reader)
  • 6 hours
  • 6 hours
  • 440 wpm (Speed Reader)
  • 5 hours
  • 7 hours
  • 880 wpm (Advanced Speed Reader)
  • 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • 10 hours, 30 minutes

From an average of half a day, you can cut down your reading time to just 2 and a half hours. Better yet, you’ll understand what you read much faster and better. For more examples, take a look at the table below. It lists approximate reading rates for popular business books. Check the “Me” row for your reading speeds.