Answers.Body: <p>I discovered an answer to this in <a href="http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-ways-to-download-Kindle-reading-statistics" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this quora thread</a>:</p>
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  <p>The only way I've found to do this is to get the latest firmware for the Kindle Paperwhite and enroll yourself in &quot;Kindle FreeTime&quot;. This is a program intended to restrict the content that children can read while tracking their progress. It provides reading time, books read, pages read, etc. Why this is hidden behind a feature that is 100% directed at children is unclear to me. But if you don't mind occasionally entering a parental control password (I just set mine to a single letter) and jumping through a few hoops, I'd checkout FreeTime.</p>
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  <p>I verified the solution, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180720171506/https://www.dshack.net/2014/11/04/tracking-reading-statistics-on-the-kindle/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wrote up a guide</a>. Using Freetime, you can definitely track these metrics.</p>
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Body: <p>Is there a way to track and export time spent reading on a Kindle?</p>
  
  <p>I'm setting a goal around reading books several hours a week, and I would love to automate the tracking.</p>
  
  <p>Amazon seems to track furthest page read and your bookmarks and highlights, but I can't find any way to track time spent. Ideally, I'd like to export this data as JSON or CSV.</p>
  
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Title: Tracking time spent reading on a kindle?
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ThreadText: # Tracking time spent reading on a kindle?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-27)
  
  Is there a way to track and export time spent reading on a Kindle?
  
  I'm setting a goal around reading books several hours a week, and I would love to automate the tracking.
  
  Amazon seems to track furthest page read and your bookmarks and highlights, but I can't find any way to track time spent. Ideally, I'd like to export this data as JSON or CSV.
  
  **Tags:** kindle
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2014-11-04. Score: 15 | Accepted answer
  
  I discovered an answer to this in [this quora thread](http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-ways-to-download-Kindle-reading-statistics):
  
  > The only way I've found to do this is to get the latest firmware for the Kindle Paperwhite and enroll yourself in "Kindle FreeTime". This is a program intended to restrict the content that children can read while tracking their progress. It provides reading time, books read, pages read, etc. Why this is hidden behind a feature that is 100% directed at children is unclear to me. But if you don't mind occasionally entering a parental control password (I just set mine to a single letter) and jumping through a few hoops, I'd checkout FreeTime.
  
  I verified the solution, and [wrote up a guide](https://web.archive.org/web/20180720171506/https://www.username_0.net/2014/11/04/tracking-reading-statistics-on-the-kindle/). Using Freetime, you can definitely track these metrics.
  
  ![freetime metrics](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/username_0-assets/kindle_freetime_analytics.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Guide site can't be reached at the moment  
  
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