02-12-2013, 11:09 AM | #1 |
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"I'm reading" feature on Glo
I'm just transitioning to a Glo from the old original Kobo reader. While it's fantastic and all - I have a question. Does it the Glo have anything like the old "I'm reading" button/selection/feature that the Kobo had?
Say I'm reading a book, and I'm halfway through it. I'm importing new books into the Glo...and when I'm done importing and want to resume reading, I have to scroll through my entire library and find/select that book. The old Kobo used to have a "I'm reading" tab that showed the books you were currently reading. Does the Glo have quick and easy way to go back to the books you were reading? |
02-12-2013, 11:46 AM | #2 | |
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However, you can organise the library by recent reads. I *think* that would mean the most recently read OR the highest % read through the book on top of the list. |
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02-12-2013, 01:22 PM | #3 | |
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Well, that solves that. While certainly not a major concern...it is somewhat aggravating. I've got HUNDREDS of books on my Glo, and it's a PITA to have to scroll through them all to get back to my partially-finished book. I'm hoping that maybe they might address this in some future software update. Thanks! |
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You could also use Shelves and add the book(s) you are reading to a shelf "I'm Reading"
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(I have just about 30 books on my Touch, but) after uploading more than 5 books to it, the most recent reads disappear from the home screen. To find the one I want to continue reading is not so painful, because of the search function. Obviously, I have to know the title of the book. Starting the search and typing just three to four characters (at most) of the title, the one i was looking for would appear on the list of the titles which match the search pattern. I'm still on the side that it should not put the most recent uploads in place of most recent reads, but navigating back to the one I'd like to continue is not a big deal this way.
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02-13-2013, 10:46 PM | #9 | |
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So it's not a list of just the books you are currently reading, but it does serve the purpose. |
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And it has new books that have been added to the device. Because of that, I always think of it as the "Recently fiddled with" list.
The Glo/Touch/Mini firmware does have another list. It is the one used for the Home screen. You can use this in the library list if you edit the conf file on the device and set the current sorting method. I posted the details in last year, but I can't find them now. I thought the thread had "tweak" in its name, but I must be mistaken. For my curiosity, could someone with one of the older devices look and see if there is a "Kobo eReader.conf" file on the device. I would be interested to see some of the settings it has. |
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I ask because I've tried very hard to learn how to edit the epubs via sigil but I just can't get it, so I need Calibre in the meantime for adding book covers and removing some formatting, as well as removing something else sometimes. But a lot of times my ebooks are kinda wonky one way or another and I often wonder if it's calibre. Last edited by Lily7; 02-14-2013 at 03:18 AM. |
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