Word Count
Every book’s word count is listed, from the shortest (around 20,000 words) to the longest (over 84,000). The median word count is 51,375.
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 Time tool estimates how long it will take to read any book in the catalog, based on its word count and an assumed reading speed.
These estimates are approximate; your actual time will vary depending on your pace and how closely you read. Use them to plan your next reading session.
Reading Minutes
The median reading time for a book is 224 minutes (about 3.7 hours). Books range from quick reads under 100 minutes to longer ones exceeding 300 minutes.
Time Categories
Books are grouped into quick (under 2 hours), steady (2-4 hours), immersive (4-6 hours), and marathon (over 6 hours). Most titles fall into steady or immersive.
Planning a Book One Page at a Time
The Reading Tracker is a simple tool for making steady progress through a book. It records pages, not minutes or sections. You set a current page, a total page count, and a daily goal, and the tracker estimates how many days are left. That’s all it does, but that’s often enough to keep a reading plan on track.
Take Cattle-Ranch to College: The True Tales of a Boy's Adventures in the Far West — Reading Notes. It has 76,891 words and an estimated reading time of 335 minutes. With the tracker’s default 250 words per page, that’s roughly 308 pages. If you set a daily goal of 20 pages, you’d finish in about 16 days.
Setting Your Page Count
The tracker needs a total page count. If the catalog doesn’t provide one, it calculates an estimate by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. For Cattle-Ranch to College, that gives about 308 pages. You can also replace that estimate with the total from your own edition or reading app, which is useful if your copy has different pagination.
Your current page is the page you’re on right now. The tracker uses these two numbers to compute how many pages remain. It doesn’t track minutes or sections, so you don’t need to log anything else. The simplicity is the point.
Choosing a Daily Goal
The daily page goal is the number of pages you aim to read each day. The default is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. A lower goal, like 10 pages, spreads the book out over more days; a higher goal, like 30, finishes it sooner. The tracker calculates estimated finish days by dividing remaining pages by your goal.
For Cattle-Ranch to College, 308 pages at 20 pages per day is about 16 days. At 30 pages per day, it’s about 11 days. The tool lets you experiment with different goals to see how they affect your timeline.
Understanding the Estimates
The estimated remaining time is proportional: it takes the total estimated reading minutes and multiplies by the fraction of pages left. So if you’ve read half the pages, you have about half the time left. The estimated finish days are simply the remaining pages divided by your daily goal, rounded up.
These are estimates, not guarantees. Your actual reading speed may vary. The tracker is a planning aid, not a strict schedule. It helps you see whether a book is a two-week commitment or a two-month one, so you can decide if that’s the right fit.
Tracking Your Progress
The tracker stores your progress in your browser’s localStorage, so you don’t need an account. That means your data stays on your device. You can update your current page as you go, and the tracker will recalculate the remaining time and days.
It’s a low-friction way to keep a reading plan alive. You don’t have to remember how many pages you’ve read—just update the number. For a long book like Cattle-Ranch to College, that can make the difference between starting and finishing.