Estimate Reading Time
Enter your reading speed and the planner will calculate the estimated reading minutes for any book. The median book takes about 328 minutes at an average pace.
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 Planner helps you estimate how long it will take to read a book. It uses the book's word count and your personal reading speed to give you a rough time estimate.
Remember that reading time is an estimate. Your actual pace may vary depending on the book's style and your familiarity with the subject.
Plan Your Schedule
Break a long book into daily reading sessions. For example, a book with 600 reading minutes can be read in 10 days at 60 minutes per day.
Understand Length Categories
The catalog groups books into short, medium, long, and epic. Use these categories to quickly gauge the commitment required.
Pacing Yourself: Page-Based Progress
The Reading Tracker is designed to help you maintain a sustainable reading habit by focusing on pages, not time. It records your current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. Progress is stored in your browser's localStorage, so you do not need an account. The tracker's estimates are based on pages, which makes it easy to adapt to your own edition.
Setting Up Your Book
When you start a book, the tracker needs to know its total page count. If the catalog does not provide a fixed page count, it estimates one using the formula: ceil(word_count / 250). For example, Soldier Stories — A Closer Reading has 51,948 words, so the initial estimate is about 208 pages. You can replace this with the page count from your own reading app or physical edition, which is especially useful if you are reading a book with different formatting.
The daily page goal is set to 20 by default, but you can change it to any number that fits your schedule. The tracker then calculates estimated remaining time and finish days based on your progress. For Soldier Stories, if you read 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 11 days. If you prefer a slower pace, you might set a goal of 10 pages, which would take about 21 days.
Tracking Progress
Each time you read, you update your current page in the tracker. It shows your progress as a simple number, not a percentage or a chart. The estimated remaining time is proportional: if you have read half the pages, you have roughly half the time left. This is a rough estimate, but it helps you plan.
The tracker does not record sections or minutes; it is strictly page-based. This keeps the focus on the physical act of reading. You might find it helpful to update the tracker at the end of each session, so you always know where you stand. Since the data is stored locally, you can close the browser and come back later without losing your place.
Adjusting as You Go
Your reading pace may change over time, and the tracker accommodates that. If you find that 20 pages a day is too ambitious, you can lower the goal. If you are ahead of schedule, you can increase it. The tracker uses the current goal to estimate finish days, so changing the goal updates the estimate.
For a book like Soldier Stories, with 208 estimated pages, a goal of 20 pages means a little over 10 days. If you read only on weekends, you might set a goal of 30 pages for those days, or simply update your current page when you read. The tracker is flexible; it is a tool to support your habit, not a strict regimen.
Why Pages Matter
Pages are a tangible measure of progress. Unlike minutes, which can vary with reading speed, pages are a fixed quantity. This makes it easier to see how far you have come and how much is left. The tracker's page-based approach also aligns with how many readers think about books: a chapter is a unit, but a page is a concrete step.
The Reading Tracker is best used in conjunction with the other tools. After you choose a book with the Finder and compare it with others, you can set up a tracking plan. For example, you might decide to read Soldier Stories at 20 pages a day, finishing in about 11 days. The tracker helps you stick to that plan, turning a vague intention into a concrete schedule.