Fastbook: Listen to audiobooks faster (2020)

Semi-related, check out Snipd for podcasts. As a former 2x podcast & audible listener, I prefer there style of consumption.

I can still listen at a reasonable 1.5x (or faster if you wish).

They have transcriptions you can use to read along or use to create notes.

For popular podcasts you can review a list of snippets people saved.

It's easy to share your snippets with friends, note & storage apps.

I would love to see a version of this for books and audio books. I do know that you can buy both the written & audio books & then use one of many review or summary websites to compare & see what other people have taken from the book. But it would nice to see this all in one app. For podcasts, Snipd has set the bar for the time being.

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I don't understand this, especially with podcasts - it's not frying anyone's brain to listen to 2x speed. I listen to podcasts at 2x because I (and everyone else) can hear and understand way faster than people normally speak. The only difference between 1x and 2x speed is that I find the people sound more intelligent and engaged. They sound passionate and focused at that speed, that's really the biggest difference.

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