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How many pages is The Power of Now?

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle has a median of 216 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 124 to 235 pages.

Median pages
216
12 editions counted
Range
100–382
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.2h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
59k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Power of Now take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
4 h 10 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

10020030040020002005201020151997: 229 pages1999: 235 pages1999: 208 pages1999: 193 pages2000: 291 pages2004: 224 pages2004: 235 pages2005: 112 pages2008: 112 pages2010: 382 pages2015: 100 pages2016: 128 pagesmedian 216
100200300400200020101997: 229 pages1999: 235 pages1999: 208 pages1999: 193 pages2000: 291 pages2004: 224 pages2004: 235 pages2005: 112 pages2008: 112 pages2010: 382 pages2015: 100 pages2016: 128 pagesmedian 216
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover25024 h 48 min
Paperback22624 h 22 min

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 45 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–128OL55685731M
2015CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–100OL55514202M
2010ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited–382OL44281743M
2008Universe PublishingCalendar112OL11144050M
2005Universe PublishingCalendar112OL8154493M
2004New World LibraryPaperback224OL8750411M
2004Namaste Pub.–235OL26648226M
2000G. K. Hall & CompanyHardcover291OL9344265M

More by Eckhart Tolle

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Questions

How many pages is The Power of Now?
About 216 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 100 to 382 pages.
How long does it take to read The Power of Now?
About 4 h 10 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is The Power of Now?
Roughly 59,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).