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The Secret of How-to Read a 250 Page Book in Three Hours

There's No Escaping It

Reading books is one of the best ways to invest your time. But as a busy entrepreneur, you probably don’t often find the time to sit down and read.

And a common cure is to turn your commute, trips, and other adventures into a mobile library. In other words, audiobooks.

But the problem with the traditional audiobook is two-fold. They’re on CD’s, which isn’t the most preferred format these days. And more importantly, they are expensive. Often over thirty bucks an audiobook. Yikes!

What if I told you there was a better way to consume a book?

Well I am…

The Biggest Well-Known Secret

There is a popular service called Audible to download audiobooks. If you haven’t tried the service yet, check them out. It’s amazing!

Each book costs one credit and you are instantly able to download it to your computer. In turn, you can play it in iTunes or on a digital music player. It’s relatively easy from start to finish.

And since you are able to buy credits in bulk, the books are extremely cheap. Personally, I’ve been using them for almost 4 years and have listened to close to 100 books with their service. Everything is always high quality and impressive.

Audible Audiobook on iPhone

But what about the speed reading I mentioned?

If you have an iPhone or an iPad, you are able to hit a button on the player that will double the playback speed!

Meaning that a 250 page book, which is usually about 7 hours long, can be finished in around 3 hours at this accelerated pace.

While for some, this may be too fast for comprehension. After a few minutes the speed becomes relatively easy listening. And at any rate, even if you miss a word here and there, the ability to listen to a book in a few hours is well worth it.

Cool, huh?

When I first found this option I was extremely happy. And have since been able to cruise through dozens of books in the past few months.

I hope this little trick helps you out! Good luck and happy listening!

About the Author: Bradley Gauthier is co-founder of New Methods. And is passionate about helping big thinking entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. He has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 12 when he created an online marketing firm. Connect with him on Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn & Facebook.

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  • Greg Hartle

    That’s awesome. Had no idea.

  • http://www.bradleygauthier.com Bradley Gauthier

    Greatest discovery I’ve ever made on my iPhone, but it doesn’t work on MP3′s, only Audible books

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