Too many books

[Svrtnsse]

The question of this weeks What If? is:

At what point in human history were there too many (English) books to be able to read them all in one lifetime?

Reading Every Book

 

[Ruby]

Isn't this question a bit subjective: wouldn't it depend on whether you're a quick or a slow reader? How long is a lifetime? What if you like reading books more than once?

 

[Svrtnsse]

The answer is based on guesstimates and averages and assumes you're reading 16 hours a day at 300 words per minute. The article in the link holds the details (and the answer).

 

[Ruby]

Sorry, I didn't notice the link.

 

[Shockley]

I'm way more interested in average words per minute, especially for Corin Tellado and the like.