Estimate Total Time
Based on the word count and your reading speed, get a total time estimate for the book. This can help you decide when to start.
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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Choose a book
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 helps you plan your time with a book. It uses the book's word count and your personal reading speed to estimate total reading time.
You can adjust the speed to reflect your own pace, whether you are a fast reader or prefer to savor each sentence. The estimate is a guide, not a promise.
Break Down Sessions
Divide the total time into daily or weekly reading sessions. The tool can show you how many minutes per day you need to finish by a certain date.
Understand the Metrics
Learn what word count and reading time mean for your reading experience. The catalog's median word count is 59,912, and the median reading time is 261 minutes.
Page-Based Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker is built around pages, not minutes or sections. You set a current page, a total page count, and a daily page goal, and the tracker estimates how many days it will take to finish. This works best when you have a concrete page count from your edition, but the tracker also provides an initial estimate based on the book's word count.
How the page estimate works
For books without a fixed page count, the tracker estimates pages by dividing the word count by 250, the default words per page. For example, Shelburne Essays, Third Series — A Closer Reading (id 299) has about 70,000 words, so the initial estimate would be 280 pages (70,000 / 250). That gives you a starting point, but you can replace it with the actual page count from your reading app or printed edition.
Why 250 words per page? It is a common average for a standard paperback page, but your edition may differ. If your app shows 300 pages for the same book, you can enter 300 and the tracker will use that. The important thing is that the page count matches the book you are actually holding.
Setting a daily goal
The tracker's default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to anything that fits your schedule. If you are new to a book, you might start with 10 pages a day; if you are a fast reader, 30 or 40 might be comfortable. The estimated finish days are simply the remaining pages divided by your daily goal, rounded up.
For Shelburne Essays, if you set a goal of 20 pages per day, 280 pages would take 14 days. If you increase the goal to 30 pages, it would take about 10 days. The tracker does not judge your pace; it just helps you see the trade-off between daily effort and completion time.
Tracking progress over time
As you read, you update the current page number. The tracker then recalculates the remaining pages and the estimated finish date. It also stores your history in your browser's localStorage, so you can see your progress across sessions without creating an account. This is useful for books that you read over several weeks, like a long essay collection.
The tracker does not record minutes or sections, so it is not a substitute for a timer or a chapter log. It is a simple page-based tool for planning and motivation. Use it to keep yourself on track, not to measure how fast you read.
A concrete example
Suppose you choose Shelburne Essays, Third Series — A Closer Reading. The tracker estimates 280 pages. You set a daily goal of 20 pages. After reading for a week, you have completed 140 pages, so you update the current page to 141. The tracker shows 140 remaining pages, which at 20 pages per day means about 7 more days. That is a clear picture of your remaining commitment.
If you find that 20 pages is too much on busy days, you can lower the goal to 15, and the finish date extends accordingly. The flexibility is the point: the tracker adapts to your life, not the other way around.