Quick Reads
Under two hours. These are often short guides or glossaries, such as a handbook of punctuation or a monograph on ericas.
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
Reading time estimates give you a realistic idea of how long a book might take to read. They are based on the word count and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute.
The catalog groups books into quick, steady, immersive, and marathon categories. This helps you plan your reading sessions according to your available time.
Steady Reads
Two to five hours. Many grammar guides fall here, offering a focused study without a huge time commitment.
Immersive and Marathon
Over five hours. Dictionaries and comprehensive grammars can take many hours. Use the estimate to decide if you want to dive in.
Reading Tracker: Page-Based Planning That Works
Reading a long grammar or reference work can feel like a daunting project. The Reading Tracker in the FROUU library is designed to make that project manageable by focusing on pages. It records your current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. The tracker does not measure time spent reading or sections completed; it tracks pages. This simplicity is its strength: you always know exactly how far you have come and how far you have to go.
The tracker's default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to fit your schedule. If you read 10 pages a day, progress will be slower but still steady. A useful approach is consistency. A 20-page daily goal might seem modest, but over a week it adds up to 140 pages—a significant portion of many books.
Setting a realistic daily goal
The tracker uses your daily page goal to estimate how many days it will take to finish a book. The formula is simple: divide the remaining pages by your daily goal and round up. For example, "English grammar — Key Ideas to Explore" (id 305) has an estimated 81,191 words. At 250 words per page, that is about 325 pages. With a 20-page daily goal, you would finish in about 17 days. If you set a goal of 30 pages, you would finish in 11 days. The choice depends on your available time and attention span.
It is important to be honest with yourself about how many pages you can realistically read each day. A goal that is too ambitious will lead to frustration; one that is too easy may not provide enough momentum. The tracker allows you to change your goal at any time, so you can start with 20 pages and adjust as you learn your actual reading pace.
Using the page count from your edition
The tracker provides an initial page estimate based on the catalog's word count and a standard 250 words per page. However, your own edition—whether a print book, a PDF, or an ebook—may have different pagination. The tracker lets you replace the total page count with the number shown by your reading app or the book's own page numbers. This ensures that your progress is accurate to the edition you are using.
For instance, if you are reading "English grammar" in a PDF that has 400 pages due to formatting, you can enter 400 as the total. The tracker will then update its estimates accordingly. If you are reading a print edition with 300 pages, you can enter that instead. The important thing is to use a consistent page count so your progress is meaningful.
Estimating finish dates
The tracker calculates an estimated finish date based on your daily goal and remaining pages. If you have 300 pages left and read 20 pages a day, it will take 15 days. The estimate is proportional: if you read 10 pages a day, it will take 30 days. This simple arithmetic helps you plan your reading around other commitments. You might decide to increase your daily goal before a busy week or lower it during a vacation.
The tracker also shows estimated remaining time in minutes, based on the catalog's estimated reading time for the whole book, scaled by your progress. This can be a useful way to think about the total time investment, even though the tracker itself does not count minutes.
Progress history keeps you accountable
The tracker stores your progress history in your browser's local storage, so you can see how many pages you have read each day. This record can be motivating—you can look back and see the days you met your goal and the days you fell short. It also helps you identify patterns, such as reading more on weekends or less on busy days. No account is required, and your data stays on your device.
For a book like "English grammar — Key Ideas to Explore," which has 103 text sections, you might choose to read one section per sitting, which could be more or less than 20 pages depending on the section length. The tracker's page-based approach gives you the flexibility to define your own rhythm while still providing a clear path to completion.