[the_omegist]

I got into the trap of wanting to read more , hence faster, thinking I wold gain more knowledge that way.

After a couple of years I realized :

- most modern books just don't worth the time spent reading them : a simple summary would do and often doesn't bring anything new anyway

- the rare books worth reading require time to be processed (for essays) or to get immersed (for novels).

So such apps solve a false dichotomy, in my opinion. But it can be useful as an "improved podcasts" maker. For the audiobooks I was making, I used this app which is great and highly customizable (speed, pauses time, export in multiple formats, cut into chunks, ...) : balabolka[1]

[1] http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm