How long will this book take?
Pages or word count in — total reading time, a daily schedule, and a realistic finish date out. Free, instant, nothing stored.
Every formula, benchmark source, and limitation is documented on the methodology page. Nothing you type here is stored or sent anywhere — the math runs in your browser.
Questions, answered honestly
How long does it take to read a 300-page book?
At roughly 300 words per page, a 300-page book is about 90,000 words. At the measured adult average of 238 WPM that is about 6 hours 18 minutes of actual reading — around two weeks at 30 minutes a day, six days a week. Dense books run more words per page and slower speeds, so the honest answer always starts from your own numbers.
How many words are on a page of a book?
Typically somewhere between 250 and 450: novels often sit near 275, general non-fiction near 300, and dense academic or technical layouts can reach 400-450. These are editable estimates in the calculator, not facts about your specific book — if precision matters, check the publisher's word count.
How accurate is the finish date?
The reading-time arithmetic (words ÷ WPM) is exact for the numbers you enter. Everything else is honest estimation: the words-per-page figure if you entered pages, and the assumption that future-you actually reads the planned minutes on the planned days. Treat the date as a plan, not a prophecy.
How can I finish books faster?
Two levers, in order: minutes first — a consistent daily slot moves the finish date more than anything else — then speed, where short daily training typically yields roughly 30 to 60% over about six weeks per the published literature, within the researched 400-500 WPM comprehension ceiling. The calculator shows both levers on your own book.
This plan is only as good as the WPM you fed it. The free 2-minute test measures your actual speed — with comprehension — so the schedule is built on your number, not a guess.
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