Quick Reads
Books that take about an hour or less to read. Great for a short exploration of a topic.
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
This guide helps you estimate how long it will take to read a book and what to expect from the text. The estimates are based on word counts and typical reading speeds, so they are approximate.
Books are grouped into four reading time categories: quick, steady, immersive, and marathon. You can also see length categories based on word count.
Steady Reads
Books that take a few hours. A good choice for a weekend read.
Immersive Reads
Books that require several hours or more. For a deeper dive into a subject.
Marathon Reads
Books that take many hours, often over 20 hours. These are substantial works that demand time and attention.
Planning a Sustainable Read with the Reading Tracker
The Reading Tracker is a simple page-based progress tool. It records your current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. From those three numbers, it estimates how many minutes remain and what day you will finish. It does not track sections or minutes read — only pages.
Because the catalog does not always include a fixed page count, the tracker starts with an estimate based on 250 words per page. You can replace that estimate with the page count from your own edition, which makes the plan more accurate.
Setting a Daily Page Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to anything that fits your schedule. A useful approach is to choose a number you can realistically maintain. If you set it too high, you may fall behind and feel discouraged; if you set it too low, the finish date will stretch out.
For example, "James Clerk Maxwell and Modern Physics — Inside the Classic" (id 276) has an estimated reading time of 283 minutes and a word count of 64,877. At 250 words per page, that is about 260 pages. With a 20-page daily goal, you would finish in about 13 days. If you can only read 10 pages a day, it becomes 26 days. The tracker makes that trade-off visible.
Adjusting the Total Pages
The initial page estimate is a rough conversion from word count. Your physical or digital edition may have different pagination due to introductions, notes, or formatting. To get a more precise plan, update the total pages to match the number you see in your own copy.
The tracker then recalculates the remaining time and finish date based on that new total. This is especially useful for older books where the catalog's word count may not correspond directly to the edition you are reading.
Understanding the Estimates
The estimated remaining time is proportional: it takes the catalog's estimated reading minutes and multiplies by the fraction of pages remaining. So if you are halfway through a book, the estimate will be half of the total. The estimated finish days are simply the remaining pages divided by your daily goal, rounded up to the next whole day.
These are planning aids, not promises. Your actual reading speed may vary, but the tracker gives you a target to aim for.
Where Your Progress Lives
Progress is stored in your browser's localStorage, so it stays on your device. You do not need an account, and the data is not sent anywhere. If you switch browsers or clear your browser data, the progress will be lost. For long books, you might want to keep track of your progress elsewhere as a backup.