Burrow reading tools

Pages-per-day
calculator

A little reading, each day.

How many pages would you like to finish, and by when? Make a simple plan without an account or email address.

Whole pages, from 0 to 1,000,000. Enter the pages left, not the book’s total.

Your device timezone is selected first. Changing it may change which date is “today”.

The calculator needs JavaScript to load successfully. You can also divide pages remaining by calendar days available, then round up.

Exactly what counts as a day?

  • The target date is always included. Choose Today to count both today and the target date; choose Tomorrow to leave today out.
  • A target of today gives one day if Today is selected. Tomorrow with a target of today has no reading days and returns an error. Past targets are rejected.
  • Dates are calendar days in the selected timezone, not blocks of 24 hours. Leap days count; daylight-saving clock changes do not add or remove a reading day.
  • We divide pages remaining by available days and round up to a whole page. For example, 100 pages over 3 days gives 34 pages per day; the last day can be shorter.
  • Zero pages returns a finished plan, not a negative or impossible pace. Fractions, negative values, blank values and invalid dates need correcting.
  • Your inputs stay in this browser. No form submission, analytics event, email gate, storage or server calculation is used. The date is checked again whenever you calculate.

From a page count to a reading moment

Choose a small time in your day to sit with your book. If the pace feels too high, move the target rather than treating the number as a test. This calculator is free to use; Burrow is a separate paid reading app.

In Burrow, keep track of pages or minutes and set a reading intention beside your books. For practical planning without a deadline, read how many pages to read a day.

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