Quick Reads
With 32 books classified as 'quick' (under 30,000 words), you can find stories that fit a short 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
The Reading Time Estimator uses each book's word count to estimate how long it would take to read at a typical pace. The estimate is based on a standard reading speed of about 230 words per minute, which is a common average for silent reading.
The catalog includes books of varying lengths, from quick reads under 10,000 words to longer works exceeding 80,000 words. The estimator helps you plan your reading sessions accordingly.
Steady and Immersive
21 books are 'steady' (30,000–50,000 words), and 46 are 'immersive' (50,000–100,000 words), offering longer engagements.
Marathon Reads
Only one book falls into the 'marathon' category (over 100,000 words), for those seeking a substantial commitment.
Making Steady Progress with the Reading Tracker
The Reading Tracker is a simple tool for anyone who wants to read a book in planned increments. It records your progress in pages, not in time spent or sections completed. 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. It also estimates remaining time in minutes, based on the book's estimated reading time and the proportion of pages left.
The tracker does not require an account; it stores your history in the browser's local storage. That means your progress is saved on the device you use, and you can update it whenever you sit down to read.
Setting Up Your Page Count
The first step is to know your total pages. The catalog provides word counts and estimated reading times for every book, but not always a fixed page count. In that case, the tracker estimates the total pages by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. For example, "The Strife of the Sea — Text and Context" (id 312) has 56,526 words, so the initial estimate would be about 226 pages (56,526 ÷ 250 ≈ 226).
You can replace that estimate with the page count from your own edition. If you are reading a paperback with 300 pages, you would enter 300. The tracker then uses that number to calculate your remaining time and finish date. It is important to use a consistent page count—either the estimate or your edition's—so the calculations remain accurate.
The default daily goal is 20 pages. That is a reasonable starting point for many readers, but you can adjust it up or down. If you have more time on weekends, you might set a higher goal for those days, though the tracker uses a single daily goal for all days.
Understanding the Estimates
The estimated remaining time is proportional: it takes the book's estimated reading minutes, multiplies by the remaining pages, and divides by the total pages. So if you have read half of "The Strife of the Sea," you have about 123 minutes left (246 × 113 / 226). This is an approximation—your actual reading speed may vary—but it gives a sense of the commitment.
The estimated finish days are calculated by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal and rounding up. For "The Strife of the Sea," if you have 113 pages left and your goal is 20 pages per day, you would finish in about 6 days (113 ÷ 20 = 5.65, rounded up to 6). If you increase your goal to 30 pages, that drops to 4 days.
These numbers are planning tools, not promises. The tracker does not record sections or minutes read, so it cannot tell you how far you are in terms of story. It only knows pages. That is enough to keep you on a schedule, especially for a book with many short sections like "The Strife of the Sea," which has 15 text sections. You might find that reading one section per day is a natural pace, even if the page count varies.