Quick Reads
About 30 books can be read in under an hour. These short works are suitable for an afternoon or a single sitting.
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
Reading time estimates are calculated from each book's word count and an assumed average reading speed. The catalog's median word count is about 46,600 words, which takes roughly 203 minutes to read.
Keep in mind that estimates are approximate. Dense texts or personal reading pace will change the actual time. Use these numbers to plan your reading sessions.
Steady Paces
24 books fall into the steady range, taking a few hours to complete. Good for a weekend read or a few evenings.
Long Journeys
25 books are immersive, requiring several hours to days. The remaining 19 are marathons, often over 500 minutes, best tackled over a longer period.
Pacing Your Way Through a Book
The Reading Tracker helps you turn a book’s total length into a manageable daily plan. It records your progress in pages, not in time or sections. You set a daily page goal, and the tracker estimates how many days remain.
How the Tracker Works
When you open a book in the tracker, it shows a current page, total pages, and a daily goal. If the catalog does not provide an exact page count, it estimates one by dividing the word count by 250. For The art of music. Vol. 01 (of 14) — Reading Notes, with 173,288 words, that gives an estimated 694 pages.
You can replace that estimate with the page count from your own edition or reading app. The tracker then uses your number for all calculations. This keeps your progress accurate to the book you actually hold.
Setting a Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it up or down. A lower goal might be 10 pages a day for a dense read; a higher goal, 30 or 40, for a lighter one. The estimated finish days update automatically.
For Vol. 01, at 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 35 days. At 30 pages a day, about 24 days. The choice depends on your schedule and how much you want to read each day.
Estimating Remaining Time
The tracker also estimates remaining time based on your progress. It uses the formula: estimated minutes times remaining pages divided by total pages. So if you have read 100 of 694 pages, the remaining time is a fraction of the total estimated 754 minutes.
That estimate shifts as you update your current page. It is a rough guide, not a promise, but it helps you see For readers who are on track for your target finish date.
A Concrete Example
Suppose you choose The art of music. Vol. 01 (of 14) — Reading Notes. The tracker estimates 694 pages. You set a goal of 20 pages a day. After a week, you have read 140 pages. The tracker shows you have 554 pages left, and your estimated finish date is about 28 days away. If you increase your goal to 25 pages, that drops to roughly 22 days.
The tracker stores your progress in your browser, so you can close the page and return later without losing your place. No account is needed. It is a simple tool for a steady pace.