Reading Time
Estimated minutes to read the book at a standard pace. This is calculated from the word count and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute.
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 honest estimates of how long it will take you to read a book, based on its word count and typical reading speeds. It also gives a sense of the reading experience through sentence length and sections.
Whether you have a few minutes a day or want to plan a long reading session, these estimates help you set realistic expectations. Remember that individual reading speeds vary, so treat these as guidelines.
Length Category
Books are grouped into short, medium, long, or epic based on word count. This gives a quick way to gauge the overall size without looking at numbers.
Text Complexity
Average sentence length and the number of text sections give clues about the reading rhythm. More sections may indicate shorter chapters or breaks, which can affect pacing.
Planning a Page-by-Page Path Through Any Book
The Reading Tracker is built around a single unit: the page. It does not count sections, minutes, or chapters as progress, because pages are what you actually turn. The tracker asks for your current page, the total pages, and a daily page goal, then shows how many days remain. That simplicity makes it easy to start, even if you have not used a tracking tool before.
Estimating Total Pages
For books without a fixed catalog page count, the tracker estimates the total by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. That is a reasonable default for most editions. For example, The Disentanglers — A Closer Reading has about 109,516 words, so the initial estimate would be 438 pages. You can keep that number or replace it with the total shown by your own reading app or printed edition, which may differ.
The estimate matters because it drives everything else. If the tracker thinks the book has 438 pages and you plan to read 20 pages a day, it will show a finish date about 22 days out. If your edition has 500 pages, that becomes 25 days. The tracker is only as accurate as the total you give it, so it is worth checking your edition’s page count before you start.
Setting a Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it up or down. A higher goal shortens the finish date, but it also requires more time each day. A lower goal stretches the timeline but may be more sustainable. The tracker calculates estimated finish days by dividing the remaining pages by your daily goal, rounding up to the nearest whole day.
For The Disentanglers — A Closer Reading, at 438 estimated pages, a 20-page goal means 22 days. At 30 pages a day, that drops to 15 days. The choice depends on your schedule. The tracker does not judge; it just shows the arithmetic.
Tracking Progress and Adjusting
Progress is recorded by updating your current page. The tracker then shows the remaining time based on the proportion of pages left, using the estimated minutes from the catalog. If you are halfway through a book that was estimated at 477 minutes, you have about 238 minutes left, adjusted for the actual page total you entered.
The tracker stores your history in the browser’s localStorage, so you do not need an account. You can close the page and come back later, and your progress will still be there. If you fall behind, you can change your daily goal at any time. The tracker is a planning tool, not a judge, so adjust it as often as you need.