Quick Reads
Books with an estimated reading time under 2 hours. There are 11 such titles in the catalog.
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 honest estimates based on word count and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute. These are approximate – your actual pace may vary.
You can browse the catalog to see the estimated reading time for each book, ranging from quick reads under an hour to epic commitments of many hours. Use this information to plan your reading sessions.
Steady Reads
Titles that take roughly 2-4 hours to read. 26 books fall into this range.
Immersive and Marathon Reads
For those with more time, 31 books are immersive (4-8 hours) and 23 are marathon reads (over 8 hours).
A Page-Based Plan for Finishing Books
The Reading Tracker is built around a simple idea: progress is measured in pages, not in time spent or sections completed. You set a daily page goal, and the tool calculates how many days it will take to finish the book based on the remaining pages. This approach keeps the focus on the book itself, rather than on abstract metrics.
How the Tracker Works
When you open the tracker, you enter the current page you are on and the total number of pages in the book. If the catalog does not have a fixed page count, the initial estimate is calculated by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. For example, Half Hours With Modern Scientists: Lectures and Essays — Themes and Context has 84,006 words, so the initial page estimate is about 336 pages. You can replace that with the total shown by your own reading app or edition, which is useful if the pagination differs.
The estimated remaining time is proportional to the book's estimated reading minutes. If the catalog says the book takes 366 minutes and you have read half the pages, the tracker will show about 183 minutes remaining. The estimated finish days are the remaining pages divided by your daily goal, rounded up. With a default goal of 20 pages per day, a 336-page book would take about 17 days from the start.
Setting a Realistic Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. If you only have 15 minutes a day, you might set a goal of 10 pages. If you have a long commute, you might set 30. A useful approach is to choose a goal you can sustain, because the tracker is designed to help you finish, not to pressure you.
The tracker stores your progress history in your browser's local storage, so no account is required. This means your data stays on your device, and you can check your progress without an internet connection. It also means you can experiment with different goals without affecting any server-side records.
Using the Tracker with a Concrete Example
Consider Half Hours With Modern Scientists: Lectures and Essays — Themes and Context. With 84,006 words and an estimated reading time of 366 minutes, the initial page estimate is 336 pages. If you set a daily goal of 20 pages, the tracker will show that you will finish in about 17 days. If you have already read 100 pages, the remaining pages are 236, and the estimated finish time is about 257 minutes, or about 12 days at 20 pages per day.
This example shows how the tracker turns a vague sense of progress into a concrete plan. You can see exactly how many pages you need to read each day, and you can adjust the goal if you fall behind or want to finish sooner. The tracker does not record sections or minutes as progress, because pages are the unit you control.
Making Adjustments Along the Way
As you read, you may find that the page count in your edition differs from the estimate. You can update the total page count at any time, and the tracker will recalculate the remaining time and finish date. This flexibility is important because page counts can vary between editions, and the tracker is meant to work with the book in your hands.
The tracker is a planning tool, not a judge. It does not rate your reading speed or compare you to others. It simply helps you see how your daily effort adds up to a finished book. Whether you read 5 pages or 50, the tracker gives you a clear picture of where you stand.