Quick Reads
Under 2 hours: 20 books. Ideal for a short sitting. Examples include 'Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 27' (69 minutes) and 'Reminiscences of a Student's Life' (96 minutes).
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
Every book in the archive includes an estimated reading time, calculated from the word count at a typical reading pace. This estimate helps you plan your reading sessions.
Reading times range from 16 minutes for a short index to over 14 hours for a long memoir. Use the estimates to fit reading into your schedule, or to challenge yourself with a longer work.
Steady Reads
2 to 4 hours: 13 books. A good length for a weekend afternoon or a long evening.
Immersive and Marathon Reads
37 books take 4 to 8 hours, and 21 take more than 8 hours. These are perfect for a reading project or a deep dive into a subject.
A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh — Key Ideas to Explore
Reading Tracker is designed to turn a chosen book into a realistic reading plan. Progress is recorded in pages, with fields for current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. The tracker does not record sections or minutes as progress; it is strictly page-based. That focus on pages makes it compatible with any edition, since you can adjust the total page count to match your own copy.
The tracker uses a default of 250 words per page to estimate total pages if the catalog does not provide a fixed page count. You can override that estimate with the total shown by your reading app or print edition. The estimated remaining time is proportional to the estimated minutes for the book, scaled by the fraction of pages left. Finish days are calculated by dividing remaining pages by your daily goal, rounding up.
Setting up your plan
To start, enter the page you are currently on and the total number of pages in the book. If you are using a digital edition, the total page count may differ from the catalog estimate, so update it to match your reader. Then set a daily page goal. The default is 20 pages, but you can choose a number that fits your schedule.
For example, consider A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh — Key Ideas to Explore (id 283). It has about 19,673 words, which at 250 words per page gives an estimated total of about 79 pages. If you set a daily goal of 20 pages, you would finish in roughly four days. If you prefer a slower pace, a goal of 10 pages would take about eight days.
Adjusting as you go
Your reading may not always match the plan. If you find that 20 pages a day is too much or too little, you can change the goal at any time. The tracker recalculates the estimated finish date based on the new goal. You can also update the current page as you progress, and the tracker will adjust the remaining time accordingly.
Because progress is stored in your browser’s localStorage, you do not need an account. Your history stays on your device, so you can return to the tracker and pick up where you left off. This makes it easy to maintain a consistent reading habit without any setup beyond opening the page.
Using the estimate wisely
The estimated remaining time is a useful planning tool, but it is approximate. It assumes a constant reading speed and that you will read the same number of pages each day. Real life may interrupt, so treat the estimate as a guide rather than a deadline. The value of the tracker is that it gives you a concrete sense of the commitment involved in a book, which can help you decide whether to start it now or save it for later.
Planning a longer work
For longer books, the tracker becomes even more valuable. A book like Memoirs of the Right Rev. Daniel Corrie (id 302) has about 198,983 words, which at 250 words per page is roughly 796 pages. At 20 pages a day, that would take about 40 days. Seeing that number in advance can help you decide if you are ready for that commitment, or if you would prefer to start with a shorter work. The tracker does not judge; it simply informs your choice.