Quick Reads
Seven books are estimated to take under 200 minutes. Ideal for a short immersion.
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 Estimator gives you a practical sense of how long a book may take to read. It uses the catalog's word counts and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute to produce an estimate in minutes.
These estimates are approximate. Your own reading pace may differ, but the tool provides a useful benchmark for planning your time.
Steady Reads
Eighteen books fall in the 200–400 minute range, suitable for a weekend read.
Immersive Reads
Forty-eight books are estimated between 400 and 800 minutes, for those who want a deeper dive.
Marathon Reads
Twenty-three books exceed 800 minutes, offering a long-term reading project.
Planning Your Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker is a simple tool for measuring progress through a book. It records your current page, the total pages, and a daily page goal. From these, it calculates the estimated remaining time and the number of days needed to finish. It does not track sections or minutes—only pages.
The tracker is based on the assumption that a page contains about 250 words. If the catalog does not have a fixed page count for a book, it estimates the total pages by dividing the word count by 250. For example, a 50,000-word book would be estimated at 200 pages. You can, however, replace that estimate with the total page count from your own edition, which is useful if you are reading an ebook or a print version with different pagination.
Setting Your Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to anything that fits your schedule. The tracker then calculates the estimated finish date by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal. If you are reading Seeing America First, with the Berry Brothers — Key Ideas to Explore (id 303), which has about 11,750 words, the estimated total pages would be 47 (11,750 / 250). At 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 3 days. If you prefer a more leisurely pace of 10 pages a day, it would take about 5 days.
The tracker stores your progress history in your browser's localStorage, so you can close the page and come back later without losing your place. No account is required, and the data stays on your device.
Adjusting for Your Edition
The page estimate is just a starting point. Different editions may have different page counts due to font size, illustrations, or formatting. If your copy of a book has 300 pages instead of the estimated 250, you can enter 300 as the total. The tracker will use that number for all calculations, including the estimated remaining time.
This is particularly useful for books with many illustrations, such as Canadian Scenery, Volume 1 (id 275), which has 67,966 words and 8 text sections. The illustrations may push the page count higher than the word count alone would suggest. By entering your actual page count, you get a more accurate plan.
Tracking Progress
Each time you finish a reading session, update the current page in the tracker. The estimated remaining time is proportional: if you have read half the pages, you have roughly half the time left. The estimated finish days are calculated by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal.
The tracker is a tool for planning, not a judgment on your reading speed. It helps you break a large book into manageable daily steps, so you can see progress and stay motivated. For readers who are reading a short book like Oxford (id 267) or a long one like The Gates of India (id 249), the tracker keeps you oriented.
A Practical Example
Suppose you choose Seeing America First, with the Berry Brothers — Key Ideas to Explore. The estimated total pages are 47. If you set a goal of 15 pages a day, the tracker estimates you will finish in about 4 days. You can update your progress each evening, and the tracker will show you how many pages remain and what percentage of the book you have completed.