02-15-2018, 02:33 PM | #1 |
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How about a marker for read books?
I've got almost 1700 ebooks in Calibre, and I#'d really struggle to manage them all without Calibre hence why I contributed
However I think the only thing I can see is missing is the ability to mark books that have been read. With so many I sometimes get confused so I don't know if this is a simple thing to do or not, but it'd be lovely to have. |
02-15-2018, 02:47 PM | #2 |
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Two points:
1. This is not a "recipes" issue. It should be posted under the "Library Management" sub-forum. Perhaps a moderator will move it. 2. calibre can handle this fine. There are two ways: one is to repurpose an existing column and the other is to create a custom column. Most users with this need seem to like creating a custom column to store a marker for read and not read, sometimes adding addition status options. Personally, I find no use for other people's Ratings so I simply use the rating for my personal rating with no rating meaning that the book is unread. I have an assortment of Saved Searches and Virtual Libraries that then use the Rating column, often in combination with other columns or Tags. I can thus quickly find a "Science Fiction" "Short Story" that is unread (rating=0). Last edited by dwig; 02-15-2018 at 04:01 PM. |
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02-15-2018, 03:08 PM | #3 |
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I have a Yes/No custom column called "Read" that when marked as a yes also changes that rows text to red. Works for me.
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02-17-2018, 09:15 PM | #4 |
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I'm just completely lazy when it comes to this. I tag everything "Unread" when it comes into my library, then change the tag to "Read" when I read it. Sometimes I forget to update it later, but I just search for all "Unread" books every so often and skim the list for any I've missed, then do a bulk edit.
Some other marker for "Read" status might be nice, but I'm pretty happy with my own system. I hid the ratings column because it's so subjective to whatever else I've read that day or week that I wasn't finding it useful. I had to shake my head at my own ratings sometimes. So I don't use that column at all anymore. |
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