8 Apps to Improve Your Reading Ability

How many books did you read last year? If your answer is more than one, congratulations: you're more well-read than about 25% of Americans over age 16, according to a 2012 Pew Internet survey.

Ironically, as we become more surrounded by words in the digital age, less of us are finding time to actually read them. The good news is that your smartphone or tablet can help.

Trying to stray from the obvious reading apps, like e-readers, we've gathered eight excellent apps that'll help you improve your reading ability and become a better literary citizen, while simultaneously boosting your brain function.

Whether you'd like to read more, faster or some combination of the two, these apps will light your path to wisdom.

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