Book Finder
Browse the full catalog by category, subject, or length. The finder helps you narrow down to a shortlist of books that match your interests, using clear filters and descriptive tags.
Do more with this book catalog
The EQTOO Public Domain Literature Library offers a curated set of 92 classic texts across four thematic categories. Each book is accompanied by practical reading tools designed to help you choose, compare, and estimate your reading experience. These tools draw on simple facts about each work, such as its length, structure, and subject matter, so you can make an informed choice before you begin.
Whether you are exploring a new genre or revisiting a familiar author, the catalog’s interactive pages let you filter by category, examine key features, or see how long a typical reading session might take. The goal is to make the process of selecting a public-domain book straightforward and enjoyable, without overwhelming you with unnecessary detail.
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Ways the catalog data becomes useful
Compare Books
Place two or more books side by side to see their word counts, reading times, section counts, and sentence complexity. This tool is useful when you are deciding between similar titles.
Reading Time Estimator
Estimate how long it will take to read a book based on its word count and your personal reading speed. The estimator also provides a breakdown by pace, from quick reads to marathon sessions.
Three Tools, One Reading Workflow
The EQTOO Public Domain Literature Library holds 92 books, and the catalog is deliberately small enough that browsing every title is possible. Yet with four categories of 23 books each, and a median word count near 63,500, choosing what to read next can still feel like a project. The Book Finder, Compare Books, and Reading Tracker each answer a different question, and using them in sequence turns an overwhelming shelf into a manageable shortlist.
Start with the Finder
When you are at the beginning, with no title in mind, the Book Finder is the right first step. It lets you filter by category, length, reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, and subject. For instance, if you know you want something historical, the Historical Psychological Social Fiction category contains 23 titles, including The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan — Inside the Classic, a collection of letters from the fourth century. But the Finder does more than narrow by category; it also lets you indicate whether you prefer a popular or a hidden gem, so you can surface books that might otherwise be overlooked.
The Finder's filters are not a scorecard. A book with a high average sentence length is not better or worse than one with a low average; it simply asks a different kind of attention. By combining filters, you can move from a vague sense of 'something essays' to a specific set of titles that match your available time and preferred reading pace.
Refine with Compare
Once the Finder has produced a shortlist of two or three titles, Compare Books lets you see them side by side. The comparison includes word count, estimated reading time, text sections, sentence flow, chapter rhythm, subjects, and page information when available. These are descriptive metrics, not quality judgments. They help you see, for example, that one book may have 42 text sections while another has only 7, which suggests a very different reading experience.
Comparing books before committing can save you from starting something that does not fit your current mood. If you have a week for a book, a 929-minute estimate like the one for The Letters of S. Ambrose might be too much, while a 63-minute estimate for an outdoor essay collection could be just right. The Compare tool makes these trade-offs visible.
Plan with the Tracker
After you have chosen a book, the Reading Tracker helps you plan the actual reading. It records progress in pages, with a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. The initial page estimate is based on a standard words-per-page of 250, but you can replace it with the page count from your own edition. The tracker then estimates remaining time and finish days based on your daily goal.
The Tracker is not a social feature or a gamification tool; it is a simple planning aid. For a book like The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan — Inside the Classic, with an estimated 929 reading minutes, setting a daily goal of 20 pages—the default—gives you a concrete path to the last page. The three tools work together: the Finder narrows, the Compare clarifies, and the Tracker schedules.