You Read Slower On an iPad or Kindle 4.44K Adrian Chen 07/03/10 10:41AM Filed to: Studies Studies Reading Kindle ipad Books Champions of the printed page, rejoice! A new study found that reading speed declines anywhere from 6.2-10.7% when using a Kindle or iPad instead of an old-fashioned book. This is probably because people keep asking to touch your iPad. [Mashable]