How long will it take to read this book?
Put in the book and your pace, and we’ll work out the hours, and how many days it takes at the time you have.
Most paperbacks have 250 to 300
5 hr 30 min reading time
About 17 days at 20 minutes a day
About 6 days if you read an hour a day
Quick picks
How it works
Reading time is the book’s words divided by your words per minute. Pages times words per page gives the words, if you don’t know the count. Most adults read somewhere between 200 and 300 words a minute, and the same reader goes faster on a beach read than on a dense classic, so treat the answer as a good guess.
Know your own pace
Time a session with Pemberley and note your page when you stop. After a few sessions, each book’s page shows the time left at the pace you actually read, so you don’t have to guess at all. See reading sessions
Questions
How many words are on a page?
Usually 250 to 300 in a paperback novel. Large print and children’s books have far fewer.
What’s an average reading speed?
About 200 to 300 words a minute for most adults reading for pleasure.
Does this work for audiobooks?
Audiobooks list their length in hours, so you won’t need a calculator. Most are narrated at about 150 words a minute.
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