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Reading guides
Simple ways to make room for books, keep track of your reading and save what matters.
Build a reading habit
How to build a daily reading habit
Make reading part of your day with a small daily goal, a fixed moment and a book within reach. Practical steps, plus how Pagetime tracks goals and streaks.
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How many pages can you read in an hour?
Average reading speed in words and pages, why your own number differs, and how to measure your pace to estimate how long a book will take.
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A reading timer for iPhone and Android
Track time spent reading paper books with your phone. A simple way to start, pause for breaks and keep your place, with a look at Pagetime.
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How many books can you read in a year?
How many books fit into 10, 20 or 60 minutes of reading a day, how to set a yearly reading goal you can keep and how to track it with Pagetime on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideHow to focus while reading
Can’t concentrate on a book? Why your mind wanders while reading and practical ways to focus, from silencing your phone to reading in short blocks, with Pagetime on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideHow to read more books
Ten practical ways to read more books without forcing it, from finding time and building a habit to choosing better books and dropping the wrong ones, with Pagetime.
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Is reading before bed good for sleep?
Reading is a popular way to wind down at night. What research says about books and screens before bed, and how to set up an evening reading routine with Pagetime.
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Reading challenge ideas for the new year
Reading challenge ideas that are more fun than a number of books. A genre you never read, a classic you skipped, a book from another country, and how to track it all.
Read the guideReading sprints, explained
A reading sprint is a short, focused burst of reading with a timer. How long to make it, what to do before and after, sprinting with others and keeping count with Pagetime.
Read the guideHow to keep a reading streak
A reading streak shows how many days in a row you have read. How to start one, how to keep it through busy days and how to stop it from turning into pressure, with Pagetime.
Read the guideDoes speed reading work?
Can you double your reading speed without losing understanding? What a large review of reading research found, what skimming is good for and what really makes you faster.
Read the guideHow to start reading again
Haven’t read a book in years? How to get back into reading as an adult. Start with books you will enjoy, keep it short and make room for it, with Pagetime on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideHow to find time to read
No time to read? A few minutes here and there add up. Where to find them, how to make starting easier than scrolling and how Pagetime helps on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideHow to track your reading
What is worth counting when you track your reading, from books and pages to time. A setup that takes less than a minute a day, on paper or on your phone with Pagetime.
Read the guideHow to get out of a reading slump
When every book feels like work, start smaller. Shorter books, a lower goal and permission to set a book aside, plus how Pagetime helps you get back to reading.
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How to write a book summary in your own words
Choose the essentials and write a short book summary instead of retelling everything. A structure for fiction and nonfiction, an example and a source check.
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How to put what you read into practice
Turn one idea from a nonfiction book into a small practical experiment. Choose a technique, define an action and record what happened with a simple template.
Read the guideHow to do a monthly reading review
Look beyond the number of books finished. A monthly reading review template, a filled-in example and one small decision for the month ahead.
Read the guideHow to take notes while reading a book
Keep thoughts and quotes from a book without losing your place. What to write down, how to sort your notes and how to find them later, with Pagetime on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideHow to save quotes from physical books on iPhone and Android
Save a passage from a paper book with your phone, keep its source and page number, and find it again. Steps for Live Text, Google Lens, Notes and Pagetime.
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How to annotate a book
A simple way to annotate books for beginners. Tools, a small color key, how not to mark everything and how to keep the best passages once the book is back on the shelf.
Read the guideQuestions to ask about a book
Questions for thinking a book over on your own or discussing it in a book club. Keep your questions and reading notes in Pagetime.
Read the guideHow to write a book review
How to write a book review people actually read. What to include, how to talk about the plot without spoilers, how long to make it and how to keep notes for it as you read.
Read the guideHow to start a reading journal
What to put in a reading journal, from a log of your books and ratings to quotes and a few lines at the end. On paper or on your phone, and what Pagetime fills in for you.
Read the guideHow to keep track of characters in a book
Keep track of a long novel’s characters without spoilers. Save names, relationships and page numbers in your book notes with Pagetime.
Read the guideHow to remember what you read
Most of a book fades within weeks. Recall it before you reread, write a few lines in your own words and come back to your notes later, with Pagetime on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideHow to share a quote from a book
Share a line from a book you love without losing where it came from. Keep the source, choose text or an image, and make a quote card with Pagetime.
Read the guideChoose and explore books
Print, ebook or audiobook: how to choose a format
Choose a book format for travel, note-taking or reading at home. A practical comparison, a one-passage trial and a way to find your place when switching editions.
Read the guideHow to start reading poetry
Choose a first poem, try reading it aloud and find a way into an unfamiliar passage. A short reading routine and a sample note to make your own.
Read the guideHow to read a short story collection
Read stories in order or choose your own route, decide when to pause and keep a note for each story. A simple way to remember what you read and where to go next.
Read the guideHow to read with a friend at different speeds
Choose a shared book, agree on discussion points and avoid spoiling it for the slower reader. A sample reading agreement for two people.
Read the guideHow to read books in another language
Choose a book you can follow, use a dictionary without stopping at every line and save useful expressions. A simple plan for your first reading session.
Read the guideHow to read multiple books at once without losing track
How to balance several books, choose which one to open and pick up each story again. A sample week and a short note to leave before switching.
Read the guideHow to pick up a book after a long break
Remember the story and continue an unfinished book without starting from page one. Use notes, a short reread and context checks that avoid spoilers.
Read the guideDo audiobooks count as reading?
Is listening to a book the same as reading it? What research says about understanding, where audiobooks are weaker and how to count listening in your reading.
Read the guideHow to read a difficult book
Dense non-fiction, an old classic, philosophy. Read a hard book in small steps and keep notes on difficult passages with Pagetime.
Read the guideWhen to stop reading a book
It is fine not to finish a book. How to tell when to stop, what to try before you give up and how to set a book aside without guilt, with Pagetime on iPhone and Android.
Read the guideIs rereading books worth it?
Rereading is not a waste of reading time. What a second read gives you, which books are worth returning to and how to reread without losing your first impressions.
Read the guideHow to start a book club
How to start a book club that lasts. How many people to invite, how to choose books, how often to meet and how to run a discussion people enjoy, online or in person.
Read the guideHow to manage your TBR list
Keep your to-be-read list useful, not overwhelming. One place for it, a priority for each book, a regular clear-out and a quick way to pick your next read.
Read the guideHow to choose what to read next
Finished a book and not sure what to read next? Ways to find your next book that actually fit your taste, from authors and read-alikes to a quick test of the first pages.
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