Quick Reads
Books you can finish in one sitting. In this catalog, 15 titles fall into this range. Ideal for a short break.
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 estimate of how long it will take to read a book, based on its word count and a standard reading speed. The estimate is shown in reading minutes, and the catalog groups books into time ranges: quick, steady, immersive, and marathon.
For example, a short book might be a quick read of under an hour, while an epic like 'Don Quixote' could take over thirty hours. This tool helps you choose a book that fits your reading schedule.
Steady Reads
28 books that take a few hours. Good for a weekend or a long evening.
Immersive Reads
41 books that will occupy you for several days. Perfect for a deeper engagement.
Marathon Reads
14 books that are the longest in the catalog. Plan for a week or more.
Tracking Your Progress in Pages
Reading Tracker is a simple tool for monitoring how far you have come in a book. It records progress in pages, not minutes or sections, and it uses a default of 250 words per page to estimate total pages when a fixed page count is not available. You can adjust the total to match your own edition, and you can set a daily page goal to estimate when you will finish. No account is required; your progress history is stored in your browser.
Setting Your Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, which is a reasonable starting point for many readers. You can change it to suit your schedule. The tracker then calculates estimated finish days by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal. For example, if you are reading Frank Merriwell's danger — Context and Discussion, which has an estimated total of 284 pages (based on 71,053 words at 250 words per page), and you read 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 15 days.
If you prefer a slower pace, you might set a goal of 10 pages a day, which would extend the finish time to about 29 days. The tool does not judge your pace; it simply helps you plan. Knowing the estimated finish date can help you decide whether a book fits into your reading calendar.
Adjusting for Your Edition
The initial page count is an estimate based on word count. If you are reading a physical book or a different digital edition, the page count may differ. The tracker lets you replace the total with the number shown in your own reading app or edition. This ensures that your progress percentage and remaining time estimates are accurate for the version you are actually reading.
For instance, if your edition of Frank Merriwell's danger has 300 pages, you can enter 300 as the total. The tracker will then use that number for all calculations. This flexibility is useful because page counts vary widely across editions, especially for older public-domain texts.
Understanding the Estimates
The estimated remaining time is proportional: if you have read half the pages, you have roughly half the estimated reading time left. This is a simple extrapolation and does not account for changes in reading speed. Similarly, finish days are calculated by rounding up the remaining pages divided by your daily goal. These are planning aids, not promises.
The tracker’s strength is its simplicity. By focusing on pages, it avoids the complexity of tracking time or sections, which can be harder to quantify. You can update your current page as you read, and the tracker will adjust its estimates. This makes it easy to see your progress at a glance and to stay motivated over the course of a longer book.