Short Reads
Books with fewer than 30,000 words. These can often be finished in a single sitting, ideal for a quiet evening.
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 Time tool provides estimates based on each book's word count. It uses a standard reading speed of about 230 words per minute, which is a common average for silent reading. These are estimates, not guarantees, as individual pace varies.
Use these estimates to plan your reading schedule. Whether you have a free afternoon or a month-long journey, knowing how long a book might take helps you choose accordingly. The catalog includes books that range from a quick one-hour read to a marathon of over ten hours.
Medium Reads
Books between 30,000 and 70,000 words. These may take a few days of casual reading, suitable for a weekend project.
Long Reads
Works from 70,000 to 130,000 words. These require a more substantial commitment, perhaps a week or two of regular reading.
Epic Reads
Books over 130,000 words. These are immersive experiences that may take weeks to complete, but they often offer deep worlds and complex plots.
Sustainable Page-Based Progress with the Reading Tracker
The Reading Tracker is built around pages, not sections or minutes. You record your current page, set a total page count, and choose a daily page goal. From those three numbers, the tracker estimates how much time remains and how many days you will need to finish. It is a simple system, but it works only if you use it consistently and honestly.
The default daily goal is twenty pages, which is a reasonable starting point for many readers, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. The tracker stores your history in your browser, so you do not need an account, and you can update your progress at any time.
Getting the page count right
The tracker needs a total page count. If the catalog does not provide one, it estimates the total as the word count divided by 250 words per page. For example, The Graftons: A Novel — Key Ideas to Explore has about 93,000 words, so the initial estimate would be roughly 372 pages. You can replace that number with the total shown by your own reading app or edition, which may differ. Using your actual page count is more accurate, especially if your edition has large margins, small type, or illustrations.
Setting a goal that sticks
A daily goal of twenty pages is the default, but you should choose a number you can realistically maintain. If you have a busy week, ten pages a day might be more sustainable; if you have a long commute, thirty might work. The tracker calculates estimated finish days as the remaining pages divided by your daily goal, rounded up. For The Graftons: A Novel — Key Ideas to Explore, if you have 300 pages left and read twenty pages a day, you would finish in fifteen days. That kind of concrete number helps you decide whether to start now or wait for a less hectic period.
Adjusting as you go
Your reading pace may change. If you find yourself reading more or fewer pages than planned, you can update your daily goal. The tracker will recalculate the estimated finish date. This flexibility is useful because it keeps the plan realistic without turning it into a rigid obligation.
What the tracker does not do
The tracker does not record time spent reading, nor does it track sections or chapters as progress. It only counts pages. That means you should update it after each reading session, not after each chapter, unless a chapter happens to end at a page boundary. This page-based approach is simple, but it requires you to keep your page count current. If you fall behind, the estimated finish date will shift, which is a useful reminder to adjust your goal or your schedule.