Estimated Reading Time
Each book lists an estimated reading time in minutes, based on a standard reading speed. Use this to gauge whether a text fits an evening or a weekend.
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 practical details about each book’s length and structure so you can plan your reading. Word counts and estimated reading times are based on the full text of each work.
The estimates are rough guides. Your actual reading time will depend on your pace and how closely you engage with the material.
Word Count
The word count gives a concrete sense of the book’s length. Compare it with the reading time to understand the ratio of text to time.
Text Sections
The number of text sections tells you how the book is organized. More sections can mean more natural stopping points for a longer reading session.
Planning Your Reading: Using the Tracker
The Reading Tracker helps you turn a chosen book into a sustainable reading project. It records progress in pages, with a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. The tool does not track sections or minutes; it is built around the simple act of turning pages.
Setting Your Page Count
When you start a book, the tracker estimates the total pages using the formula ceil(word_count / 250). For example, Wild flowers of the north-eastern states — A Reader’s Guide has a word count of 74,504, so the initial estimate is ceil(74504 / 250) = 299 pages. You can replace this with the total shown by your own reading app or edition, which may differ if the book has extensive front matter or illustrations.
The daily page goal is up to you. The interface defaults to 20 pages per day, but you can adjust it to match your schedule. A lower goal, like 10 pages, might be more realistic for a busy week; a higher goal, like 40, could help you finish a shorter book quickly. A useful approach is to choose a pace you can maintain.
Estimating Completion
The tracker calculates estimated remaining time as estimated_minutes × remaining_pages / total_pages. This is proportional, so if you have read half the book, you have roughly half the time left. For Wild flowers of the north-eastern states, the estimated reading time is 324 minutes. If you have 150 pages left out of 299, the remaining time would be about 324 × 150 / 299 ≈ 163 minutes.
Estimated finish days are ceil(remaining_pages / daily_page_goal). With 150 pages left and a goal of 20 pages per day, you would finish in ceil(150 / 20) = 8 days. Adjusting the goal changes this estimate directly: at 30 pages per day, it would be 5 days. The tracker makes these trade-offs visible.
Tracking Progress Locally
Progress history is stored in localStorage in your current browser, so no account is required. This means your progress is tied to the device and browser you use, which is convenient for a single reading setup but not portable across devices. If you switch browsers or clear your storage, the history may be lost.
The tracker is a planning tool, not a record of literary achievement. It helps you see how many pages you need to read each day to meet your goal, and it gives you a realistic finish date. For a long book like Wild flowers of the north-eastern states, which has 313 text sections, the page-based approach simplifies the task: you do not need to worry about sections, just pages.
Use the tracker alongside the Book Finder and Compare tools to choose a book that fits your time and then stick to a plan. The combination turns a large archive into a manageable reading list.