Quick reads
13 books are estimated to take under an hour. For example, 'Social devices for impelling women to bear and rear children' is about 32 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
The Reading tool gives you an honest estimate of the time needed to finish each book. These estimates are based on the total word count and an average reading speed, so they may vary depending on your pace.
You can sort books by reading time to find a quick read for a spare hour or a longer work for a deep dive. The catalog includes 13 'quick' reads (under 1 hour) and 23 'marathon' reads (over 8 hours).
Steady reads
22 books fall in the 1-3 hour range, suitable for an afternoon or a few commutes.
Immersive reads
33 books require 3-8 hours, offering a more substantial engagement with the material.
Planning Your Progress, Page by Page
Reading Tracker is built around a simple idea: progress is recorded in pages, not chapters or minutes. You set a current page, a total page count, and a daily page goal, and the tool calculates how many days remain. This works well for books of any length, and it is especially helpful for longer works that might otherwise feel daunting.
Take "Human nature and the social order — Inside the Classic" (id 303). It has 110,607 words, which translates to an estimated reading time of 481 minutes. If the catalog does not provide a fixed page count, the tool estimates the total pages as ceil(word_count / 250), which would be about 443 pages. You can then set a daily goal and see when you would finish.
Setting Your Page Count
The tracker starts with an estimate based on a standard of 250 words per page. For "Human nature and the social order", that gives roughly 443 pages. However, your own edition might have a different number of pages, so you can replace the total with the figure shown by your reading app or physical book. This ensures the progress percentage and finish date are accurate for you.
The current page field is where you note where you are. If you have already read 50 pages, you enter 50, and the tracker subtracts that from the total to find the remaining pages. This is straightforward, but it is important to update it regularly to keep the estimate useful.
Choosing a Daily Page Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to match your available time. If 20 pages a day feels too much, you might set it to 10; if you want to finish sooner, you could set it to 30. The estimated finish days are calculated as ceil(remaining_pages / daily_page_goal).
For "Human nature and the social order", if you have 400 pages remaining and you read 20 pages a day, you would finish in 20 days. At 30 pages a day, that drops to about 14 days. The tool does not judge your pace; it simply helps you see the consequences of your goal.
Estimated Remaining Time and History
The estimated remaining time is proportional: estimated_minutes × remaining_pages / total_pages. So if the book's estimated reading time is 481 minutes and you have 400 of 443 pages left, the remaining time is about 434 minutes. This gives you a rough idea of how many hours of reading are ahead.
Your progress history is stored in localStorage in the current browser, so you do not need an account. This means your data stays on your device, and you can pick up where you left off as long as you use the same browser. It is a private, simple way to track your reading.