Length Groups
Short, medium, long, or epic. Based on word count. Use these to find a book that fits a single sitting or a longer commitment.
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 estimator gives a practical sense of how long a book may take to read. It uses each book's word count and the archive's median reading speed, which is about 333 minutes for a median book of 76,530 words. This is an estimate, not a guarantee, but it helps in planning.
The archive groups books into four length categories and four reading time categories. For instance, there are 11 short books and 10 quick reads, while 29 books are epic in length and 26 fall into the marathon reading time. You can filter by these groups to match your available time.
Reading Time Groups
Quick, steady, immersive, or marathon. These are derived from estimated reading minutes, giving a sense of the time investment.
Median Estimates
The median book in the archive is about 76,530 words and takes roughly 333 minutes to read. Use these as a baseline when comparing individual titles.
Making Progress in Pages
The Reading Tracker is built around a simple idea: you read pages, not minutes or sections. It records your current page, your total page count, and a daily page goal. From those three numbers, it estimates how many days remain. No account, no syncing, no fuss—just a running tally that lives in your browser.
Setting the Total Page Count
The tracker needs a total page count, but many public-domain editions do not come with one. In that case, the tracker estimates it by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. For Belgium — A Reader’s Guide, which has about 15,435 words, that works out to roughly 62 pages. You can keep that estimate or replace it with the total shown by your own reading app or printed edition. If your copy has different pagination, the tracker will adapt.
The default daily goal is 20 pages. That is a reasonable starting point for most readers, but you can adjust it up or down. The tracker will then show your estimated finish date: remaining pages divided by your daily goal, rounded up. If Belgium is 62 pages and you read 20 pages a day, you will finish in about four days.
One caution: the tracker does not record time spent or sections completed. It only counts pages. That is a deliberate choice. Pages are a stable unit across editions, while minutes vary with reading speed and sections vary with formatting. By sticking to pages, the tracker keeps its estimates consistent.
Reading with the Tracker
The tracker is most useful when you check in regularly. Each time you finish a session, update your current page. The progress history is stored in your browser's localStorage, so it persists between visits as long as you use the same device and browser. No account is required, and your data never leaves your machine.
The estimated remaining time is proportional: if you have read half the pages, you have about half the estimated reading time left. This is a rough guide, but it can help you plan around travel, work, or other commitments. A book that takes 68 minutes to read, like Belgium, might fit into a single evening. A longer book, such as a 100,000-word narrative, might take weeks at 20 pages a day.
Using the Tracker with the Archive
The tracker pairs naturally with Book Finder and Compare Books. Use the Finder to identify a book that matches your available time, then use Compare to see its exact page estimate. Finally, set your daily goal and let the tracker keep you honest. The tools are not a rating system; they are a planning system. They help you turn a stack of possibilities into a finished book.