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 customize 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 the notification 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.
To view your current reading streak and record, click Home in the sidebar, then scroll down to Reading Goals.
Change your daily reading goal
Go to the Books app
on your Mac.Click Home in the sidebar.
Scroll down to Reading Goals, then click
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
A yearly reading goal becomes an option after you finish your first book.
Go to the Books app
on your Mac.Click Home in the sidebar.
Scroll down to Reading Goals, then click
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 to receive encouragement and nudges to help you reach your reading goals.
Go to the Books app
on your Mac.Click your name in the lower-left corner.
Click Notifications, then select Reading Goal Coaching.
Turn off notifications and Reading Goals
Go to 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 Home 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.