How many minutes will it take them to read?
Writers measure copy in words, inches or pages. Readers use a different measure: time.
So instead of using writer-centric measures, think like your reader.… Read the full article
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How long will it take them to read?
I am, sadly, monolingual, so I am not able to read 20 minutes, a free commuter newspaper published in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland.… Read the full article
How much time’s spent reading by kids?
73% of tweens, 80% of teens don’t read every day
Read it and weep: 62% of tweens watch TV every day. 37% listen to music. But just 27% read — anything — every day.… Read the full article
Time spent reading (statistics): for fun
Americans average 16.5 minutes a day
The share of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30% since 2004, according to the 2018 American Time Use Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.… Read the full article
All-time low
Americans average 19 minutes a day reading
The average American reads for pleasure less than 20 minutes a day, according to a new study from the U.S.… Read the full article