The Reading Speed Test — how fast is YOUR one sitting?
"Reads in one sitting" is a claim every store makes; this page makes it measurable. The catalog designs stories to be a 25-minute read at average pace — so your personal speed decides the real number, and this table computes it without asking for a single permission.
· slow, savoring reader (140 wpm) → one complete story in ≈ 39 minutes
· average reader (220 wpm) → one complete story in ≈ 25 minutes
· fast reader (300 wpm) → one complete story in ≈ 18 minutes
· skimming gremlin (450 wpm) → one complete story in ≈ 12 minutes
The 60-second self-test
Open any free Part 1, read naturally for sixty seconds, then stop. Count roughly: 60 words ≈ slow, 90 ≈ average, 130 ≈ fast, 200 ≈ you are skimming and missing the illustrations. Now apply your row above — that is your honest one-sitting budget.
Why the test is also a promise
At every speed, a complete story fits inside a lunch break, a flight delay or a bath. That is the design constraint the machine writes under — and the free Part 1 lets you verify it on yourself before a cent changes hands.
More free reading on Originality
The Reader Map — It Is Always Story-Time Somewhere — read it free at /p/mapa-mundial-de-lectores
The Syndication Map — Eight Machine-Readable Doors — read it free at /p/mapa-de-sindicacion