Personal Pace
Enter your own reading speed to get a personalized time estimate for any book. Faster readers will see shorter times, while slower readers can plan accordingly.
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 Planner helps you estimate how long it will take to finish a book from the UNUFA Modern History Library. Each book's record includes a median reading time based on a standard pace, but you can adjust that pace to match your own reading speed. This gives you a realistic timeframe for planning your reading.
The estimates are based on word count and a typical reading speed. Your actual time may vary, but the planner provides a useful benchmark. You can also see how a book's length compares to the library's median, which is about 66,000 words.
Length Categories
The library groups books into short, medium, long, and epic lengths. Use these categories to quickly identify books that fit your available reading time.
Time Commitments
Books are also labeled as quick, steady, immersive, or marathon. This gives you an at-a-glance sense of how demanding each book might be.
Reading Tracker: A Page-Based Plan for Long Histories
The Reading Tracker is built around a simple unit: the page. It records your current page, the total pages in the book, and a daily page goal. From these numbers, it estimates how many days you need to finish and how much time remains, based on the book's estimated reading minutes. It does not track minutes read or sections completed—only pages. That focus keeps the planning straightforward and grounded in the physical or digital page count.
For books without a fixed page count in the catalog, the tracker calculates a starting estimate by dividing the word count by 250, the configured words-per-page default. You can then replace that total with the page count shown by your own reading app or edition, making the tracker adaptable to any format.
Setting Your Daily Goal
The default daily goal is 20 pages, a reasonable pace for a busy reader. With that goal, a book like Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861: A Study of the War — Story, Setting & Ideas, which has an estimated 57,001 words, would have an initial page count of about 228 pages (57,001 divided by 250). At 20 pages per day, the tracker would estimate 12 days to completion (228 divided by 20, rounded up).
If you prefer a lighter or more intense pace, you can adjust the daily goal. A goal of 10 pages would double the estimated days to 23, while 30 pages would reduce it to 8. The tracker recalculates the finish date accordingly, giving you a clear picture of how your daily commitment affects the timeline.
Tracking Progress
As you read, you update your current page. The tracker then shows the remaining pages and the estimated time left, using the formula: estimated minutes multiplied by remaining pages divided by total pages. For the Baltimore book, if you have read 50 pages of 228, the remaining time would be roughly 248 minutes × (178/228), or about 194 minutes—just over three hours.
This page-based approach works well for long histories, where progress can feel slow if measured in chapters. By focusing on pages, you can see steady movement toward your goal, even if a chapter is dense or lengthy.
Adjusting the Total
The initial page estimate is just a starting point. Different editions—paperback, hardcover, ebook—can have different page counts due to font size, margins, and layout. If your edition shows a different total, you can update it in the tracker. This ensures that your daily goal and estimated finish date reflect the actual book in your hands.
For example, if your ebook edition of Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April shows 250 pages instead of 228, the tracker will use 250 as the total, and your progress will be calculated against that number. This flexibility makes the tracker useful across formats.
Private and Persistent
The tracker stores your progress history in your browser's local storage, so you do not need an account. Your data stays on your device, and you can pick up where you left off on the same browser. This privacy is a benefit for readers who prefer not to create accounts or share their reading habits.
Because the tracker is page-based, it works best for books where you can easily see your current page. For a book with many sections, like a collection of letters, you might need to estimate your page position. But for most narratives, the page count is straightforward, and the tracker's estimates will be accurate enough to plan your reading.