Quick Reads
About 19 books are estimated to be quick reads, under 60 minutes. These are ideal for a short sitting, perhaps a single essay or a brief collection.
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 offers estimates of how long it will take to read each book, based on its word count and an average reading speed. These estimates are approximate; your own pace will vary depending on the text's density and your familiarity with the subject.
Use the estimates to decide whether a book fits into a lunch break, a weekend, or a longer commitment. The library includes everything from quick reads of around 10,000 words to marathon works exceeding 150,000 words.
Steady Reads
28 books fall into the steady range, about 1 to 3 hours. These might take a few sittings and are suitable for a weekend afternoon.
Immersive and Marathon
46 books are immersive (3-6 hours) or marathon (over 6 hours). These are substantial works, often with deep historical or philosophical content, for readers ready to invest more time.
Planning Your Reading with the Tracker
The Reading Tracker helps you plan progress through a book by recording pages. You set a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. The tracker then estimates remaining time and finish days. It is a practical tool for making steady progress, especially for longer works.
For books where a fixed catalog page count is unavailable, the tracker estimates the total pages as ceil(word_count / 250). That means a 12,484-word book like "The Lights of the Church and the Light of Science Essay #6 from \"Science and Hebrew Tradition\" — A Closer Reading" (id 220) would have an initial estimate of 50 pages. If you read 20 pages a day, you could finish in about 3 days. But you can also replace the total with the page count from your own reading app or edition, which may differ.
Setting a Realistic Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. If you have more time on weekends, you might set a higher goal for those days. The tracker uses your goal to calculate estimated finish days: ceil(remaining_pages / daily_page_goal). For a book with 300 pages and a goal of 20 pages per day, that is 15 days.
Consider the essay by Huxley. At 50 pages, a 20-page daily goal means you could finish in about 3 days. If you only have time for 10 pages a day, it would take 5 days. The tracker makes these trade-offs visible.
Adjusting for Your Edition
The initial page estimate is based on a standard of 250 words per page. However, your physical or digital edition may have different pagination. The tracker allows you to enter the total pages from your specific edition, which will give you a more accurate estimate. This is especially useful for books with large print or illustrations.
For example, if you are reading "Major Prophets of To-Day — Reading Companion" (id 276) in an edition with 300 pages, you can enter that number instead of the 287-page estimate. The tracker will then recalculate the remaining time and finish date based on your actual page count.
Tracking Progress Over Time
The tracker stores your progress history in your browser's localStorage, so you can close the page and return later without losing your place. No account is required. This makes it easy to keep a record of your reading habits and see how consistent you are.
The estimated remaining time is proportional: estimated_minutes × remaining_pages / total_pages. So if you have read half of a book, the remaining time will be half of the original estimate. This helps you plan ahead, For readers who are reading a short essay or a multi-volume work.