Set reading goals in Books on Mac
You can keep track of how many minutes you read every day and how many books and audiobooks you finish each year. You can customise your goals to spend more time reading, set new reading streaks and share your achievements with friends.
See your reading streaks and records
The Books app lets you know how many days in a row you reach your daily reading goal and notifies you when you set a record. Click it to get more details about your achievement, or send your achievement to friends.
Tip: To receive a notification when you set a record, make sure you allow notifications for the Books app. See Change Notifications settings on Mac.
To view your current reading streak and record, click Reading Now in the sidebar, then scroll down to Reading Goals.
Change your daily reading goal
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Reading Now in the sidebar.Scroll down to Reading Goals, then click the Adjust Goal button
in the upper-right corner of Today’s Reading.Choose the number of minutes you want to read per day, then click OK.
Change your yearly reading goal
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Reading Now in the sidebar.Scroll down to Reading Goals, then click the Adjust Goal button
in the upper-right corner of Books Read This Year.Choose the number of books you want to read per year, then click OK.
Turn on reading coaching
You can turn on coaching in the Books app on your Mac to receive encouragement and nudges to help you reach your reading goals. Click your name in the lower-left corner, click Notifications, then select Reading Goal Coaching.
Turn off notifications and Reading Goals
In the Books app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Turn off notifications: To stop receiving notifications when you achieve a reading goal or set a reading streak, click your name in the lower-left corner, click Notifications, then deselect Reading Goal Completion.
Turn off Reading Goals: Choose Books > Settings, click General, then deselect Enable Reading Goals. When Reading Goals are turned off, the reading indicators in Reading Now are hidden and you don’t receive notifications.
To clear your reading data, such as time spent reading and reading streaks, click Clear Reading Goals Data.