How Many Pages a Day to Hit Your Yearly Reading Goal
To read 24 books of about 300 pages in a year, you need about 20 pages a day. The formula is simple: books per year × pages per book ÷ 365.
Pages per day by goal (300-page books)
| Books per year | Total pages | Pages per day |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3,600 | 10 |
| 24 | 7,200 | 20 |
| 52 | 15,600 | 43 |
| 100 | 30,000 | 82 |
Pick a goal you can keep
A daily goal works when you can hit it on a busy day. Start lower than the table and raise it after two weeks. Reading 10 pages every day beats 70 pages once a week for building a habit.
Track it so it adds up
Log the page you are on after each session. Over a week you will see your real pace, and a good app can tell you how many days are left in the current book.
Doing it in Bookwick
Set Pages a day and Books this year in Settings. The shelf shows today's pages against your goal, and each book shows about how many days are left at your recent pace.
FAQ
How long is an average book?
Many novels are around 300 pages; this guide uses 300 pages as an example.
How long does 20 pages take?
At about one to two minutes per page, 20 pages takes roughly 20 to 40 minutes.
Should I set a pages or minutes goal?
Pages are easy to log and add up to books. Minutes work better for dense books. Bookwick lets you log both.