Reading Time Estimates
Each book's estimated reading minutes are listed, based on its word count. This gives you a practical sense of the time investment required.
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 gives you an honest estimate of how long it will take to read a book based on its word count and your reading speed. These estimates are derived from the average reading speed of about 230 words per minute.
Use these estimates to plan your reading sessions. Whether you have a few minutes each day or are looking for a weekend immersion, this tool helps you choose a book that fits your schedule.
Length Categories
Books are grouped into short, medium, long, and epic based on word count, helping you quickly identify the scope of each title.
Sentence Length and Pace
Average sentence length can influence reading pace. Shorter sentences may be quicker to read, while longer ones might require more focus.
Planning Your Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker records progress in pages, not minutes or sections. You set a current page, a total page count, and a daily goal, and the tracker calculates how long the book will take. It is a simple system that works best when you start with a realistic estimate.
Estimating Total Pages
If the catalog does not have a fixed page count, the tracker estimates it by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. This is a rough approximation; different editions have different layouts. For example, 'Direct methods — A Closer Reading' has 19,454 words, which gives an estimated total of 78 pages (19,454 ÷ 250 = 77.8, rounded up). That is a manageable length for a weekend read.
You can replace the estimated total with the actual page count from your own reading app or printed edition. If your edition has 100 pages, you would enter 100 as the total. The tracker then uses that number for all calculations, so it is worth taking a moment to set it accurately.
Setting a Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages. For 'Direct methods', that would mean finishing in about 4 days (78 ÷ 20 = 3.9, rounded up to 4). If you have more time, you might set a goal of 40 pages and finish in 2 days. If you prefer a slower pace, 10 pages a day would take about 8 days.
The tracker also shows estimated remaining time in minutes, proportional to the pages left. If you have read 20 of 78 pages, you have 58 pages remaining. The estimated minutes are the book's total reading minutes (85) multiplied by the fraction of pages remaining (58/78), which equals about 63 minutes. This can help you plan a reading session.
Tracking Progress
Progress history is stored in your browser's local storage, so you do not need an account. The tracker remembers your current page and goal between visits, as long as you use the same browser. It is a personal tool, not a social one; you are only competing with yourself.
The tracker does not record sections or minutes as progress, so you do not need to note which chapter you finished. Simply update the current page after each session. For a book like 'Direct methods', with only 3 text sections, the page-based system gives you finer granularity than chapter tracking would.
If you are reading a longer book, such as 'The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe — A Reader’s Guide' (125,022 words, estimated 500 pages), the tracker helps you break it into daily chunks. At 20 pages a day, that is 25 days. Adjust the goal to match your schedule, and the tracker will show a realistic finish date.