I’ve discussed how fast people read before.

How long it’ll take a reader to read an ebook or web page is hard for the reader to judge because she doesn’t have a physical copy of the book. The thickness cannot be seen. Unfortunately, word counts have no meaning to most people. How long is a 5,600 word short story? I bet nine of of ten people you asked wouldn’t know how many pages that is, or how long it would take them to read. But if you say the same story takes an average reader between 16 an...