Quick Reads (under 1 hour)
24 works fall into this category, including 'Hygeia, a City of Health' at 54 minutes. Ideal for a single 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 estimates how long a given work will take to finish, based on the total word count and a typical reading speed of about 230 words per minute.
These estimates are only approximations. Your own pace will vary with the difficulty of the text, your familiarity with the subject, and how much time you can set aside each day.
Steady Reads (1-3 hours)
24 works, such as 'The Tale of a Field Hospital' at 125 minutes, offer a satisfying afternoon's reading.
Immersive Reads (3-6 hours)
29 works, like 'Doctor and Patient' at 175 minutes, require a more committed block of time.
Marathon Reads (6+ hours)
21 works, including 'The sexual life of woman' at over 20 hours, are substantial projects best spread over days or weeks.
Reading Tracker: Planning a Long Work in Pages
The Reading Tracker records progress in pages, not sections or minutes. For each book, it shows a current page, a total page count, and a daily page goal. If the catalog does not provide a fixed page count, the tracker estimates one by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. You can replace that estimate with the total shown by your own reading app or edition.
This page-based approach is especially useful for long historical texts. A work like The seven books of Paulus Ægineta, volume 1 (of 3) — Reading Notes contains over 272,000 words and an estimated reading time of 1,184 minutes. Facing that number is daunting, but a page goal makes it concrete.
Setting a daily goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages. For The seven books of Paulus Ægineta, volume 1 (of 3) — Reading Notes, the estimated total pages would be roughly 1,089 (272,126 divided by 250). At 20 pages per day, the tracker would estimate about 55 days to finish. That may sound like a long commitment, but it breaks a massive volume into a manageable daily habit.
You can adjust the daily goal to match your schedule. If you have more time on weekends, you might set a higher goal for those days. The tracker's estimated finish days are calculated by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal, rounding up. If you read 30 pages a day, the same book would take about 37 days. The tool does not judge your pace; it simply helps you see the trade-off between daily effort and completion time.
Adjusting the page count
The initial page estimate assumes 250 words per page, which may not match your edition. A paperback with smaller type might have more words per page, while a large-print edition might have fewer. If your copy shows a different total, you can enter that number, and the tracker will recalculate the remaining time proportionally.
For example, if your edition of The seven books of Paulus Ægineta has 900 pages instead of the estimated 1,089, the remaining time will shrink accordingly. The tracker uses the formula: estimated minutes × remaining pages / total pages. So if you are 100 pages into a 900-page edition, the remaining time is estimated at 1,184 × 800 / 900, or about 1,052 minutes. This flexibility means the tracker works with whatever edition you are actually reading.
Progress history and privacy
The Reading Tracker stores your progress history in your browser's local storage. No account is required, and your data stays on your device. You can update your current page as you read, and the tracker will show how many pages remain and your estimated finish date.
Because progress is measured in pages, you can use the tracker with any book, regardless of how it is divided into sections or chapters. This is a deliberate choice: a page is a universal unit, and it lets you track a multi-volume work like Paulus Ægineta without worrying about where a chapter ends. The tool is a simple companion for a long reading project, and it adapts to the edition you hold.