Quick Reads
Books under 20,000 words are likely to take less than an hour and a half. These are 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-Time Estimator gives you an idea of how long it will take to finish a book. It uses the book's word count and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute.
Estimates are approximate and vary by reader. Use them as a guide to plan your reading sessions. The catalog's median reading time is 238 minutes, or about 4 hours.
Steady Reads
Medium-length books of 30,000 to 60,000 words may take around 2 to 4 hours. Plan for a few reading sessions.
Long Reads
Longer works of 60,000 to 100,000 words could take several hours. Set aside time over a few days or weeks.
Black, White and Gray: A Story of Three Homes — Reading Companion
Reading Tracker turns a chosen book into a page-based plan. It records your current page, total pages, and a daily page goal, then calculates estimated remaining time and finish date. The tracker does not record sections or minutes as progress—only pages. That simplicity makes it easy to use with any edition, because you can adjust the total page count to match the copy you are actually reading.
Setting a Realistic Goal
The default daily goal in the interface is 20 pages. For a book like Black, White and Gray: A Story of Three Homes — Reading Companion, which has about 51,909 words, the initial page estimate is calculated by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. That gives roughly 208 pages. At 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 11 days, assuming you read every day.
Your own pace may differ. If you prefer a lighter goal of 10 pages a day, the tracker would project about 21 days. If you want to finish in a week, you would need about 30 pages daily. The tool does not judge your goal—it simply shows the arithmetic so you can plan accordingly.
Because the estimate uses a fixed 250 words per page, it may not match your edition. Many public domain ebooks have different page counts depending on font size and device. The tracker lets you replace the total with the number shown by your reading app or printed edition, making the projection more accurate.
How the Math Works
Estimated remaining time is proportional: estimated_minutes × remaining_pages / total_pages. So if you are halfway through a book that was estimated at 226 minutes, you have about 113 minutes left. This assumes a constant reading speed, which is a reasonable approximation for planning.
Estimated finish days are calculated as ceil(remaining_pages / daily_page_goal). If you have 100 pages left and a goal of 20 pages, that is 5 days. If you have 101 pages, it becomes 6 days, because you cannot finish a partial day. The ceiling function ensures the projection reflects full days of reading.
Tracking Without an Account
Progress history is stored in localStorage in your current browser. That means you do not need an account, and your data stays on your device. The trade-off is that progress is tied to that browser—if you switch devices or clear your browser data, the history will not follow.
The tracker is designed for a single reading project at a time. You can update your current page as you go, and the projections adjust automatically. For a book like Black, White and Gray, which has 5 text sections, you might find natural checkpoints at the end of each section to update your progress. The tool keeps the math simple so you can focus on the reading.