Quick Reads
19 books are under a certain length, suitable for a short sitting or a weekend. Examples include Uncle Wiggily's fishing trip at about 28 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 companion provides honest estimates for how long it might take to read each book and how dense the text is. These estimates are based on word count and average sentence length, and they are meant to help you plan your reading, not to suggest quality.
You will also see the number of text sections in each book, which can hint at chapter divisions or breaks. This can be useful for planning reading sessions or for finding natural stopping points.
Steady Reads
55 books fall into the medium range, offering a balanced reading experience that can be spread over several days.
Immersive Reads
23 books are longer, requiring more time and attention. These might be best for readers who enjoy settling into a longer story.
Planning your progress page by page
The Reading Tracker is built around a simple idea: progress is measured in pages, not chapters or minutes. You set a current page, a total page count, and a daily page goal, and the tracker estimates how many days remain. This works best when you know roughly how many pages you have ahead of you, and it can be adjusted to match the edition you are actually reading.
Setting up your page counts
When you open a book in the tracker, it uses the catalog’s word count and a standard of 250 words per page to estimate the total pages. For example, "The Rambler Club on the Texas border — Key Ideas to Explore" (id 290) has 56,499 words, which gives an initial estimate of about 226 pages. If your copy has different pagination — maybe your e-reader shows 240 pages or your print edition has 210 — you can replace the total with that number.
The current page is where you start, and you update it as you read. The tracker does not record sections or minutes as progress; only pages count. That keeps the system simple and consistent, even if a chapter runs long or a reading session is shorter than planned.
Choosing a daily goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, which for a book like "The Rambler Club on the Texas border" would mean finishing in about 11 days (226 divided by 20, rounded up). If you have more time, you could set a goal of 30 pages and finish in about 8 days. If your schedule is tight, 10 pages a day would stretch it to about 23 days.
The estimated finish days are calculated by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal and rounding up. That means the goal you set directly controls the timeline, and the tracker will show you the result immediately. You can adjust the goal as your schedule changes, and the estimate updates accordingly.
Estimating remaining time
The tracker also estimates the remaining reading time by scaling the book’s estimated total minutes to the fraction of pages left. For "The Rambler Club on the Texas border," the catalog estimates 246 total minutes. If you are halfway through (about 113 pages read), the remaining time would be roughly 123 minutes, or about two hours.
This estimate is proportional, so it becomes more accurate as you update your current page. It is a planning aid, not a promise; your actual pace will vary. The tracker’s value is in giving you a concrete sense of how much time is left, which can help you decide whether to read another chapter tonight or save it for the weekend.