Marking Books as Read

Ref · 08-14-2015, 06:45 PM

Hi everyone

Apologies if I have put this in the wrong part of the forum.

I have a large number of books which I am loading into Calibre so I can edit names so they appear how I want them to on my kindle. I'm also setting the series they belong to so I can filter for loading onto the kindle itself. One filter I would like to apply is whether I have ever read or recently read the book. There doesn't appear to be anything for this purpose though I have thought I could edit the metadata and use the tags or a rating (of say 1) to mark books as read. Before I do that I was wondering if I had missed a way of doing this or if anyone had any other ideas.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Andy

FizzyWater · 08-14-2015, 06:53 PM

Sounds like you want to make a custom column. You can check the Calibre website user guide pages, or someone here will come along. I've never had a need to make one, but I know the option is there.

eschwartz · 08-14-2015, 07:21 PM

Create a custom column "Read Status" (or whatever name you like), of type "Yes/No". Then you can check the books you have already read, and sort/search on them.

Katsunami · 08-14-2015, 08:22 PM

I would recommend creating a column of type "Comma separated text that show in the tag browser". Then you can put dates in it; multiple even, separating them by comma's. So, if you read a book in 2014, and then re-read it in 2016, you can put "2014,2016" in the column. The tag browser will show 1 item for each date.

Adding a "If read column is set" rule, in the "Look and Feel->Column coloring" dialog, you can have an entire row change color if the Read column has at least one value. In my case, each read book is marked in red. (Hah! Pun!

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Ref · 08-15-2015, 03:19 PM

Hi

Thanks for the replies. I'd forgotten I could create custom columns - it's been a while since I watched the how-to videos.

Andy

08-14-2015, 06:45 PM	#1
Ref Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle	Marking Books as Read Hi everyone Apologies if I have put this in the wrong part of the forum. I have a large number of books which I am loading into Calibre so I can edit names so they appear how I want them to on my kindle. I'm also setting the series they belong to so I can filter for loading onto the kindle itself. One filter I would like to apply is whether I have ever read or recently read the book. There doesn't appear to be anything for this purpose though I have thought I could edit the metadata and use the tags or a rating (of say 1) to mark books as read. Before I do that I was wondering if I had missed a way of doing this or if anyone had any other ideas. Thanks in advance for your help. Andy

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08-14-2015, 06:53 PM	#2
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Sounds like you want to make a custom column. You can check the Calibre website user guide pages, or someone here will come along. I've never had a need to make one, but I know the option is there.

08-14-2015, 07:21 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Create a custom column "Read Status" (or whatever name you like), of type "Yes/No". Then you can check the books you have already read, and sort/search on them.

08-14-2015, 08:22 PM	#4
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I would recommend creating a column of type "Comma separated text that show in the tag browser". Then you can put dates in it; multiple even, separating them by comma's. So, if you read a book in 2014, and then re-read it in 2016, you can put "2014,2016" in the column. The tag browser will show 1 item for each date. Adding a "If read column is set" rule, in the "Look and Feel->Column coloring" dialog, you can have an entire row change color if the Read column has at least one value. In my case, each read book is marked in red. (Hah! Pun! )

08-15-2015, 03:19 PM	#5
Ref Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle	Hi Thanks for the replies. I'd forgotten I could create custom columns - it's been a while since I watched the how-to videos. Andy

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