Quick Reads
A few books are under 150 minutes, suitable for an afternoon. For example, The Return of the Soldier is about 144 minutes. These are good for a short break.
Reading Tracker
Choose a book, record where you are, and set a daily goal. Your progress is stored in localStorage in this browser; it is not uploaded to a user account.
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If the EPUB has no fixed print pagination, the tool starts with an estimated page count and lets you replace it with the page total shown by your own reader.
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How the progress estimate works
The Reading tool helps you estimate how long it will take to read a book. It uses the word count and an average reading speed to give a time in minutes. The catalog's median reading time is 360 minutes, about six hours.
You can also see how a book is divided into sections. This shows natural stopping points and can help you plan your reading sessions.
Steady Reads
Books in the steady range take 150 to 300 minutes. They fit into a weekend or a few evenings. Many titles in the catalog fall into this range.
Immersive Reads
Most books take over 300 minutes. These are immersive reads that may span several days. The longest book, Felix Holt, is over 800 minutes, a marathon for dedicated readers.
Planning Your Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker is a simple tool for turning a chosen book into a daily habit. It records your progress in pages, with a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. If the catalog does not have a fixed page count, the tracker estimates one by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. You can replace that estimate with the total from your own edition.
The tracker does not count sections or minutes as progress; it works purely in pages. This keeps the focus on a concrete, manageable unit. By setting a daily goal, you can see how many days it will take to finish and adjust as you go.
Setting Your Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can change it to match your schedule. If you have a busy week, you might set a lower goal of 10 pages. If you are on vacation, you could aim for 40. The tracker uses your goal to estimate finish days: ceil(remaining_pages / daily_goal).
For example, McAllister and His Double — A Reader’s Guide has 67,575 words. At 250 words per page, that is about 270 pages. With a daily goal of 20 pages, you would finish in about 14 days. If you increase the goal to 30 pages, that drops to 9 days. The choice is yours.
Estimating Remaining Time
The tracker also estimates remaining reading time based on the catalog's estimated minutes. For McAllister and His Double, that estimate is 294 minutes. If you have read 100 of 270 pages, the remaining time is 294 × (170 / 270) ≈ 185 minutes. This is a rough guide, not a promise, but it helps you plan your sessions.
You can update the total page count if your edition differs from the estimate. For instance, if your ebook has 300 pages, you would enter that number, and the tracker recalculates everything. This flexibility is useful when reading from a printed book or a different digital format.
Tracking Progress
As you read, you update your current page. The tracker stores your history in the browser's localStorage, so you do not need an account. You can close the page and return later without losing your place. This makes it easy to maintain a reading streak.
The tracker does not require you to read every day; it simply shows the consequences of your goal. If you miss a day, you can either adjust the goal or accept a later finish date. The tool is there to support your plan, not to judge it.
Using the Tracker with a Concrete Plan
To get the most from the tracker, start with a book that fits your available time. If you have two weeks, a book like McAllister and His Double (270 pages) is a reasonable target. If you have a month, you might choose a longer work like Osceola the Seminole (144,047 words, about 576 pages) and set a goal of 20 pages per day, finishing in about 29 days.
The tracker is most effective when you pair it with the Finder and Compare tools. Use the Finder to narrow your options, Compare to see the commitment, and then set a realistic daily goal. The tracker turns a vague intention into a schedule you can follow.