Short & Quick
Short works under 20,000 words are quick reads. For example, 'Arkansas Governors and United States Senators' is 6,586 words and takes about 29 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 Planner estimates how long a book will take based on its word count. Reading times are computed at an average reading speed and are meant to be a guide, not a promise. They help you choose a book that fits your available time.
Each book is assigned to a length bucket (short, medium, long, epic) and a reading-time bucket (quick, steady, immersive, marathon). The catalog contains 20 short, 32 medium, 14 long, and 24 epic works; 19 quick, 27 steady, 21 immersive, and 23 marathon reads.
Medium & Steady
Medium-length books (20,000–50,000 words) often take 1–3 hours. 'State of the Union Addresses' by Woodrow Wilson is 38,023 words (166 minutes).
Long & Immersive
Longer works (50,000–100,000 words) can take 3–6 hours. 'The public and its problems' is 58,076 words, about 253 minutes. Epics over 100,000 words may take over 6 hours.
Planning Your Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker helps you turn a book's word count into a concrete reading plan. It records progress in pages, with a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. You can adjust the total page count to match your edition, and the tracker estimates when you will finish based on your daily goal.
Setting Your Page Count
The tracker uses a default of 250 words per page to estimate the total pages when no printed page count is available. For example, Constructive Imperialism — Context and Discussion has 21,874 words, so the initial estimate would be about 88 pages (21,874 / 250). You can replace that with the page count from your own copy, whether it is a print edition or an e-reader display.
Your daily page goal is the key input. The default is 20 pages, but you can set it higher or lower. If you set a goal of 20 pages, the tracker calculates that you will finish in roughly 5 days (88 / 20 = 4.4, rounded up to 5). If you set a goal of 10 pages, it becomes 9 days. This lets you see the trade-off between daily effort and total time.
The estimated remaining time is proportional: if you have read half the book, you have half the time left. The tracker uses the same proportion for minutes and days, so you always know where you stand.
Tracking Progress
As you read, you update your current page. The tracker stores your history in your browser's localStorage, so you do not need an account. You can close the page and return later; your progress will be there. This makes it easy to maintain momentum over days or weeks.
The tracker does not record sections or minutes read as progress. It Catalogue maintenance uses source records and bibliographic context. For a book like Constructive Imperialism, which has 3 text sections, you might find that one section spans many pages. The tracker does not care about sections; it just tracks pages.
Adjusting Along the Way
If your reading speed changes, you can adjust the daily goal. If you find you have more time on weekends, you can raise the goal for those days. The tracker does not force a fixed schedule; it is a tool to help you plan, not a judge.
You can also change the total page count if you switch editions. Suppose you start with the estimated 88 pages, but your print edition has 100 pages. You can update the total, and the tracker will recalculate the finish date. This flexibility is useful if you are reading a library copy or a different edition.
The Reading Tracker is a practical companion for any book in the library. For readers who are tackling a short pamphlet or a lengthy volume, it helps you see the path to the last page.