Newspapers employed speed readers to review Harry Potter
It’s widely known that no review copies of the final Harry Potter installment were sent to book reviewers ahead of time. And I had seen several reports that book reviewers were basically going to read the book in that one day and have reviews ready for the next day’s paper. But apparently, for some British newspapers, that wasn’t quick enough. They actually hired professional speed readers to start the book at midnight, finish it and review it in time for that day’s issue.
via national review
