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Old 08-07-2012, 02:56 PM   #1
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Last read book in iBooks

I love to read on my iPad and I like IBooks. I just seem to be missing a "return to current book"-option. Is it realy missing or am I overlooking something. Seems very stupid of Apple to leave it out.

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Old 08-07-2012, 03:10 PM   #2
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Its really missing. There's a lot about iBooks that doesn't shape up. Thats why I never have more books in there than fit on one page, otherwise I'd never know whats happening. Ditto Apabi which is another reader I quite like, but it too is missing that. It does have a progress bar for books you are reading though (when looking at your library in list view), so you can see where you're at.
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Old 08-07-2012, 03:19 PM   #3
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Thanks for clearing that up for me. Now I finally know that it's not me. I tried other reading-apps, but I realy like ibooks the most. Hope they have an upgrade soon.
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:20 PM   #4
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Unless you are closing the book by choosing the library button, it should open where you left off, at least this has always been my personal experience. Even if I shut the app down it still opens to the page I was reading.
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Old 08-09-2012, 02:47 AM   #5
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Unless you are closing the book by choosing the library button, it should open where you left off, at least this has always been my personal experience. Even if I shut the app down it still opens to the page I was reading.
Yes, ofcourse, I know. But there are always reasons I would want to go back to the library before I finish a book.

Edit: I just sync-d my ipad with itunes and that also brought me back to the library. That's an other reason to have a "last read"-function.

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Old 08-09-2012, 03:35 AM   #6
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So glad I made an attempt to help someone.
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Old 08-09-2012, 12:58 PM   #7
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So glad I made an attempt to help someone.
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude. Ofcourse your help is much appreciated.
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Yes, ofcourse, I know. But there are always reasons I would want to go back to the library before I finish a book.

Edit: I just sync-d my ipad with itunes and that also brought me back to the library. That's an other reason to have a "last read"-function.
I have a Collection I created named "Active Books". When I start a new book, I put it in this Collection. That way I don't have to search my library to find the book I was just reading.

Of course a last read feature would be nice also.
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I have a Collection I created named "Active Books". When I start a new book, I put it in this Collection. That way I don't have to search my library to find the book I was just reading.

Of course a last read feature would be nice also.
What a simple, but brilliant sollution! Thank you for helping.
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I get the impression that most ebook apps make the assumption that the reader is only going to have a couple of books at a time. That's probably true of the vast majority of people, just not me. I still haven't found the perfect app, I tend to alternate between the Kindle app and the iBook app, depending on if it's a book that I'm trying to read cross platform.

I use the previous poster's solution, I have a collection labeled reading where I keep books that I'm actively reading, and several collections for to be read (broken out by type of book).
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I never noticed that. I usually just read one book at a time. I don't like keeping too many stories in my head. lol. makes for a confusing dream at night.
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