Quick Reads
12 books are under 30 minutes of reading time, perfect for 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 tool gives you a realistic estimate of how long it will take to finish a book. It uses the catalog's median reading time of 301 minutes for a typical book, adjusted for the specific word count of the title you choose.
You can also see how a book's length compares to the catalog's overall distribution. For example, a book with 100,000 words is longer than the median, so it will take more time.
Steady Reads
25 books fall in the 30-60 minute range, good for an evening.
Immersive Reads
38 books take 1-3 hours, ideal for a lazy afternoon.
Marathon Reads
19 books exceed 3 hours, for a dedicated reading session.
Planning a Steady Pace with the Reading Tracker
The Reading Tracker turns a book’s word count into a page-based plan you can adjust to your own edition. It records progress in pages, not sections or minutes, so the numbers you see are tied to the physical or digital page you are on. For books in this catalog, the tracker starts with an estimate based on 250 words per page, but you can replace that total with the page count from your own copy.
Start with the Estimate
Open any book in the catalog and the tracker shows a current page, a total page count, and a daily page goal. The total is calculated as the word count divided by 250, then rounded up. For Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales — A Closer Reading, that gives about 304 pages: 75,795 words divided by 250. This estimate is a starting point, not a fixed number.
If your edition has a different page count, you can enter that total directly. The tracker then uses your number for all remaining calculations. That way, a large-print edition or a compact paperback with dense pages will both give you accurate progress.
Set a Daily Goal That Fits
The default daily goal is 20 pages. At that pace, the estimated finish for Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales — A Closer Reading would be about 16 days, since 304 pages divided by 20 rounds up. But you can adjust the goal to match your available reading time. A smaller goal, like 10 pages, doubles the time; a larger one, like 30 pages, shortens it.
The tracker calculates finish days by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal and rounding up. So if you have 200 pages left and read 25 pages a day, you will finish in 8 days. This makes it easy to see how a small change in daily pages affects your overall timeline.
Track Progress in Pages
Because the tracker works in pages, you update it by entering the page you are currently on. It does not track sections or minutes, so you will not see progress based on chapters or time spent. This keeps the focus on the page count, which is a consistent measure across different editions.
Use the Estimate for Planning
The estimated reading time, in minutes, is used to calculate remaining time proportionally. For Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales — A Closer Reading, the estimated reading time is 330 minutes. If you are halfway through the book, the remaining time is about 165 minutes, because the tracker multiplies the total minutes by the fraction of pages remaining.
This proportional estimate works only if you update the current page regularly. If you read out of order or skip sections, the tracker will still assume you are moving linearly through the book. For most readers, that is a reasonable assumption, and it gives a clear sense of how much time is left.