The good the internet can do shines in this story. A kid only had junk mail to read, so hundreds of people mailed him books.
A 12-year-old Salt Lake City kid asked his mailman if he had extra junk mail he could read because his parents couldn't afford to buy him books...
If you're ever said to yourself, "I want to find a good book to read, but want to finish it quickly" -- maybe if you have a school project or something -- this is the tool for you. It can tell you how long it'll take to read that book.