№ — Reading Tracker
A reading log that doesn’t ruin reading.
One page per book. One field that matters — what you underlined, in your own words. Three designs to choose from; none of them turn books into a to-do list.
- i. One row per book — log it once, never re-enter
- ii. A bigger field for what you underlined, in your own words
- iii. No streaks, no leaderboards, no pages-per-day
- iv. Permanent link in your account, no subscription
№ 01 — Why this exists
Most reading trackers turn books into a to-do list.
Pages-per-day, books-per-month, streaks. The thing those metrics measure isn’t reading, it’s compliance — and compliance with a goal you set on January 1st when you weren’t paying attention.
This is built for the other reader. The one who underlines, dog-ears, comes back to a book three years later for one paragraph. The fields are what you’d write down anyway — no goal you’re racing, no streak you’re protecting. Just the books you read, the lines that stayed, and the ones you put down.
№ 02 — What’s inside
Six worksheets. The ones that earn their line.
Same fields in every design — only the palette and the dashboard chrome differ.
A backlog you'll actually read from. Not a wishlist that grows by ten a week.
One row, one started date. Honest about how many you have on the go.
The canonical record. Title, author, finished, format, a three-word verdict.
One page per book. The only field worth its line — what you'd pull out for someone else.
Stats kept quiet. Pages, hours, average. No streaks, no leaderboards.
The list you don't get scolded for. Why you stopped, when, and whether to try again.
№ 03 — The field most trackers don’t have
One page per book. The only field worth its line.
Most spreadsheets give you a 200-character notes field — fine for a star rating, useless for a real thought. This one gives you the page. Big enough to write what you’d actually pull out for someone else, in your own words. Not a quote dump.
- i. One page per book — page numbers and chapters as you go.
- ii. A “what stayed” line at the top — the sentence-long version, for skimming.
- iii. Linked to the reading log, so you can find the book by title or by year.
- iv. Plain text, no rich formatting — copy-paste back into anything.
№ 04 — Choose your design
Three aesthetics. Same fields underneath.
Pick the one that matches the desk you’ll keep it on. The reading log is identical across all three; the dashboard chrome is what changes.
№ 05 — How it lands in your sheet
Three steps, less than a minute.
i.
Download.
Instant download after purchase. Permanent link in your account, too.
ii.
Open.
Google Sheets — File → Import → Upload, replace spreadsheet. Excel — open the file directly.
iii.
Log your first book.
Reading log, top row. The Underlined page links itself when you fill the title.
I deleted my Goodreads account around the time I started using this. Surprised by the relief. The thing that helped was the Underlined page — knowing I’d be writing one made me actually pause when I read.
№ 99 — Questions
Things you’ll want to know.
Does it sync with Goodreads or StoryGraph?
No, by design. The fields here are for the reader, not the platform — there’s no profile to grow, no friend graph, no rating that gets averaged with strangers’.
Google Sheets only, or also Excel?
Both. Google Sheets is the default; Excel opens the file cleanly with the formulas intact.
Do I need spreadsheet skills to use it?
No — the formulas are pre-built. You log a book once, the year stats and the Underlined page link themselves.
What if I don’t finish books?
There’s a DNF tab. No shame, no metric — just a record of what you stopped, when, and whether to try again.
Can I switch designs later?
Yes — fields are identical, copy entries between sheets in a minute. Or email and we’ll send the other variants for free.
№ — Last word
Get the tracker.
$19 once. One file. Three designs. Reading log doesn’t have to feel like homework.
$19
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