Quick Reads
Books under 60 minutes are marked as quick. For example, 'Gloucestershire Friends' is about 48 minutes. These are perfect for a short sitting.
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 gives you an honest estimate of how long a book might take to read. We use the catalog's median word count and reading speed to calculate estimates. The median word count across the catalog is 27,159, and the median reading time is 119 minutes.
These estimates are based on an average reading speed of about 228 words per minute. Your own pace may vary, but this provides a helpful baseline. For a quick read, look for books with low word counts; for a longer commitment, choose works with higher counts.
Steady Reads
Steady reads take 60 to 120 minutes. 'Poems of childhood' is about 118 minutes. These fit into an evening or a long lunch break.
Immersive and Marathon Reads
Immersive reads take 2 to 4 hours, while marathon reads exceed 4 hours. 'Eventide' is a marathon at about 555 minutes, ideal for a weekend.
Pacing a Long Book with Pages
Reading Tracker is a simple tool: it records your progress in pages, with a current page, a total, and a daily goal. It does not track sections or minutes, because pages are the unit you control. You set a goal, and the tracker estimates how many days you will need to finish.
How the Page Count Is Estimated
For books without a fixed page count in the catalog, the tracker calculates an initial estimate using a configured 250 words per page. For example, 'Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems — Key Ideas to Explore' (id 223) has 127,532 words. Dividing by 250 gives roughly 510 pages. That is a starting point, not a definitive number. Your edition might have more or fewer pages, depending on font size, margins, and formatting.
You can replace the total page count with the number shown by your own reading app or physical edition. This is important because the estimate is only as good as the page count you use. If your edition has 550 pages, the tracker will adjust the remaining time accordingly.
Setting a Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages. For 'Eventide' (id 223), that would mean 510 pages divided by 20, or about 26 days. If you want to finish sooner, you can raise the goal to 30 or 40 pages, but be realistic about your available time. The tracker’s estimated finish days are calculated as ceil(remaining_pages / daily_goal), so a goal of 25 pages would reduce the time to 21 days.
The daily goal is entirely yours. There is no penalty for adjusting it mid-book. If you find 20 pages too easy or too hard, change it. The tracker is a planning aid, not a judge.
Understanding the Time Estimates
The tracker estimates remaining time proportionally: it takes the estimated minutes for the whole book, multiplies by the remaining pages, and divides by the total pages. For 'Eventide' (id 223), the catalog lists 555 estimated minutes. If you have read 100 of 510 pages, the remaining time would be 555 × (410/510), or about 446 minutes. That is roughly 7.4 hours.
This estimate assumes a constant reading speed, which is rarely true. Some days you might read faster, some slower. Treat the number as a rough guide, not a countdown.
Why Pages, Not Sections?
Pages are a universal measure across editions, while sections vary widely. A book might have 17 text sections, but those sections could be 10 pages or 50 pages long. By tracking pages, you get a consistent unit that works For readers who are reading on a screen or in print. The tracker’s simplicity is its strength: it keeps you focused on the next page, not the next chapter.