And 25000 words per minute is just for the photoreading step. Before that and after that come others steps.
That would be my understanding of Photoreading and its claims as you pointed out.
I am still here posting for a few reasons, mostly now as I am in transition to my own connecting pond as it were. But, I like both being useful and getting use engaging those, looking at or going into a path similar to what I have found so wonderful.
What are you looking for?
Does outright reading book ofter book at say 25,000 words per minute intrigue you?
Are you skeptical of employing 'rapid reading disciplines' and the like, maybe because that is not 'reading 25,000 words per minute, but really more hard work?
From what I can learn of those involved most do best who do the live seminars. Seems there is a lot going on there. If you are 'on your own following formulas and advice in books' well; if you have that skill then there are literally hundreds of good resources available. Especially if you widen the time period to include all on this ilk written the last 150 years. Much of what is now seeming new is not really all that new but rather re-branded from work past. However, new jewels or rather better emphasis do come forward often enough.
I divide folks down a single line.
Can you or will you navigate on your own and unfold your divine powers day upon day, eon upon eon?
Or are you one with the many who unfold in group consciousness?
My path is the first, strictly the first and is by far the most difficult but the rewards and risks are high.
If you can Self unfold then I will say right here, you can learn within about two years to read 25,000 words per minute. And the only definition that counts is reading with the higher mind and living from your higher mind so able to consciously use that information with your hands applied.
You see every single person reads at 25,000 words per minute right now. Everyone.
But, it is safely tucked away most automatically in their 'unconsciousness' where it comes out mostly in dibbles unbeknown to them. Everyone reads everything as fast as they look at it, but what good is it doing them generally?
Thus, Photoreading has developed a most excellent system to help with this and yes that lowers the effective speed to usually 2-3 times your current effective speed. But, that relationship can be continuous, so as you persist you find yourself at faster and better plateaus, each time leaping 2-3 times ahead of where you last were at. So eventually good persistent Photoreaders get up to any speed they desire by continuous goodly application.
Always we forge our own truth and are found bound thereto.