Quick Reads
38 books are quick reads, taking under an hour. These include short sermons and introductions, ideal for a first taste of a topic.
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 are based on word count and an average reading speed of about 230 words per minute. They are honest approximations, not promises. The median reading time for the archive is 169 minutes, but individual books range from 28 minutes to over 1,400.
Use the reading-time filter to find a book that matches the time you have. Whether you have a lunch break or a long weekend, there is likely a title that fits.
Steady Reads
27 books fall into the steady range, taking roughly 1-3 hours. Good for an evening or a focused study session.
Immersive Reads
12 books are immersive, taking 3-6 hours. Plan a day for these, perhaps with breaks.
Marathon Reads
22 books are marathons, exceeding 6 hours. These are extensive works that may span multiple days or weeks.
Planning Page-Based Progress in the Archive
The Reading Tracker is the archive's tool for turning a chosen title into a finished one. It records progress in pages, not in minutes or sections. You enter a current page, a total page count, and a daily page goal, and the tracker estimates how many days remain and when you will finish. The default daily goal is 20 pages, but you can adjust it to match your actual reading habits.
Start with the Right Page Count
The tracker uses a default of 250 words per page to estimate the total page count when the catalog does not supply one. For a book like Korean Buddhism: History—Condition—Art — Story, Setting & Ideas (24,020 words), that works out to about 97 pages. You can accept that estimate or replace it with the total shown by your own reading app or edition. This flexibility is important because the 250-word page is a rough average; a print edition might have more or fewer words per page, and an ebook's pagination can vary.
If you know your edition's page count, enter it. If not, the estimate is a reasonable starting point. The tracker's remaining time is proportional: it multiplies the estimated reading minutes by the fraction of pages remaining. So if you are halfway through a book, the tracker will show roughly half the total reading time left.
Set a Daily Goal That Fits Your Life
The daily page goal is the lever you control. The default is 20 pages, but you might want a lighter goal if you are reading a dense theological work, or a heavier one if you have more time. For Korean Buddhism: History—Condition—Art — Story, Setting & Ideas, a 20-page daily goal would finish the book in about 5 days (97 pages ÷ 20). If you set a goal of 10 pages, it would take about 10 days. The tracker's estimated finish days are simply ceil(remaining_pages / daily_page_goal), so you can see the impact of your goal immediately.
The tracker does not record sections or minutes as progress. That means you need to translate your reading into pages. If you read a book with 4 sections, like Korean Buddhism, you might decide to read one section per sitting, but the tracker will only count pages. You can still use sections as a rough guide, but the tracker's numbers will be in pages.
Use the Tracker as a Gentle Commitment
The Reading Tracker stores your progress history in your browser's localStorage, so no account is required. You can update it as often as you like, and it will remember where you left off. This is useful for longer books, where the end can feel far away. Seeing the estimated finish date can help you stay motivated, especially for a title like The writings of Origen, Vol. 1 (of 2) (179,418 words, estimated 781 minutes), which would take many days at a typical goal.
The tracker is not a judge; it is a planning tool. If you miss a day, you can adjust your goal or simply update your current page. The estimates are based on the numbers you provide, so they are only as accurate as your inputs. But even a rough plan can make a large book feel more manageable.