Book Finder
Narrow down the catalog by category, length, reading time, and subjects. Find books that match your preferences.
Do more with this book catalog
Explore a curated collection of public-domain literature, organized to help you find your next read. With 92 titles across four distinct categories, this library offers a range of genres from juvenile adventures to science fiction. Each book is accompanied by tools that provide insights into its structure, themes, and reading experience.
Use the interactive tools to navigate the catalog. Whether you are looking for a book based on your mood, comparing similar titles, or estimating how long a read might take, these resources are designed to enrich your exploration. Dive into the details and discover the depth of these classic works.
92
books in this catalog
4
catalog categories
92
books with reading-time data
Made for this collection
Ways the catalog data becomes useful
Compare Books
See how titles stack up against each other using word count, reading time, and other metrics. Make informed choices.
Reading Time
Estimate how long it will take to read any book, based on word count and average reading speed.
Choosing, Comparing, and Tracking: How the Library Tools Work Together
The ATKOI Public Domain Literature Library brings together 92 books that span four categories, from Sea Voyages Pirate Adventures to Science Fiction Utopias. With such a range, finding a book that fits your mood and your schedule is not always straightforward. The Book Finder, Compare Books, and Reading Tracker are designed to help you make those decisions and plan your reading, without judging which books are better than others.
Each tool serves a distinct purpose, but they work best when used in sequence. The Finder narrows the catalog based on what you are looking for. Compare Books lets you weigh two or three titles side by side. The Reading Tracker helps you set a realistic pace once you have chosen. Together, they turn a large collection into a manageable set of options.
Start with the Finder
Begin by using the Book Finder to filter by category, length, reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, or subjects. For instance, if you have a free afternoon and want something light, you might look for a short book with a quick reading time. The Finder will show you titles like A Little Dusky Hero — Reading Notes, which has just over 20,000 words and an estimated reading time of 88 minutes.
The Finder also lets you specify whether you prefer popular titles or hidden gems. This is useful if you want to explore lesser-known works. Once you have a shortlist, you can move to the Compare tool to see how those books differ in more detail.
Refine with Compare
Compare Books allows you to select two or three books and view their word counts, estimated reading times, text sections, sentence flow, chapter rhythm, and subjects side by side. This is helpful when you are torn between a longer book with a slower pace and a shorter one with a brisk rhythm. For example, you might compare a 46,000-word title with a 76,000-word one to see how much more time the latter would require.
The tool does not rank books by quality; it simply shows measurable differences. This way, you can decide based on your available time and reading preferences, not on perceived literary merit.
Plan with the Tracker
After selecting a book, the Reading Tracker helps you set a daily page goal and estimate when you will finish. It records your progress in pages, and you can adjust the total page count to match your edition. The tracker uses a default of 250 words per page, so a book like A Little Dusky Hero — Reading Notes would have about 81 pages. If you read 20 pages a day, you would finish in about 5 days.
A Practical Sequence
A typical workflow might be: use the Finder to identify a few candidates, use Compare to see how they stack up, then pick one and start tracking. The tools are meant to support your reading, not to add extra work. They are available whenever you need them, and you can use them as little or as much as you like.