Resources for readers who track their books
Templates, tables, calculators and reference pages for book tracker users. Everything here is free to use, print or download; CSV files open in any spreadsheet.
11 resources. Last updated 3 November 2026
Best Book Tracker Apps editors · Data refreshed 3 November 2026 · Editorial assessment
Bottom line.Templates and reference pages you can print, copy into a spreadsheet or download as CSV: a reading log, a series tracker, a book club reading schedule and a pick-up note, plus reference tables for the Goodreads export columns and tracker features. Each template says what its columns are for and how to move the data into a tracker app later.
Calculators
- 01
How many pages a day do you need to read to hit your reading goal?
Reading goal calculator: turn a yearly book count into pages and minutes a day, or the other way round.
- 02
How long will it take you to read this book?
Reading time calculator: hours to finish a book from its page count and your pace, plus audiobook days.
Templates
- 01
Printable reading log
A reading log you can print or keep in a spreadsheet, with columns that make moving it into a tracker easy.
- 02
Series tracker template
Keep a book series in order, with two spoiler-safe lines per book for when you come back to it.
- 03
Book club reading schedule
A checkpoint schedule and house rules that keep fast and slow readers from spoiling each other.
- 04
Pick-up note template
A five-line note to write when you stop a book, so you can start again without rereading.
- 05
What should you write down when you stop reading a book?
DNF log template: where you stopped, why, and whether to return, in a CSV and a printable sheet.
Reference tables
- 01
Goodreads export columns explained
What each of the 24 columns in a Goodreads library export means, and which ones other apps need.
- 02
Book tracker feature matrix
Nine reading apps side by side on platforms, goals, stats, clubs, imports, scanning, spoiler controls, syncing and price.
- 03
How do reading statuses map between book tracker apps?
Reading status crosswalk: want to read, reading, read, DNF and paused mapped across trackers.
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What should you check before and after switching book tracker apps?
A printable 20-point checklist for switching trackers: before export, during import and after.