Book read status management

[freeman3]

Is there an option to mark a book as read, if/when to read it again, etc.?
I did create a new column in the library but is there something some useful?
Thanks

[theducks]

Originally Posted by freeman3

Is there an option to mark a book as read, if/when to read it again, etc.?
I did create a new column in the library but is there something some useful?
Thanks

Everyone has different ideas:

I use a Date field. Blank not finished or even on the device, a date >2000 is a normal date completed. A date of 2000 is Abandoned (I throw nothing away, that column is ME, not others in my family) I have no re-read flag. The trigger for that might be a new book after a long dry spell in a series.
A KISS version would just use a Tri-state YN(b). Blank is TBR, Yes is done, N is Never again

Others track %progress (Kobo utilities has a setting for that)
You have options because of Calibre developers are also Calibre users.

[Sirtel]

I use a tag and column coloring to mark books as read. Dates are not important to me.

[dunhill]

I have a custom column that is seen in labels, with the read statuses: Read, Reading, I want to read.

[Comfy.n]

Originally Posted by dunhill

I have a custom column that is seen in labels, with the read statuses: Read, Reading, I want to read.

I have: Reading, Read, Re-read, DNF

for "want to read" I use #fav (y/n)

[ownedbycats]

I use a custom stored template, readstatus(), which checks several other columns and then produces a read status based on it.

program:

	if 'dnf' inlist $#admintags
	then 'didnotfinish'

	elif ($$#percentread >=#1 && $$#percentread <=#99) || ($#readinglist == 'Reference')
	then 'currentlyreading' 

	elif $#readinglist=='To Be Read' && $$#percentread ==#0
	then 'toberead' 

	elif $$#percentread >=#100
	then 'read' 

	elif $$#percentread == 'None'
	then 'undefined' 

	elif $$#percentread >=#0
	then 'unread' 

	fi

I use it in various other templates, including a composite column that displays a more readable version (e.g. 'Currently Reading' instead of currentlyreading).

Most users could probably get away with just a composite column.

[correoparaappzz]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I use a custom stored template, readstatus(), which checks several other columns and then produces a read status based on it.

program:

	if 'dnf' inlist $#admintags
	then 'didnotfinish'

	elif ($$#percentread >=#1 && $$#percentread <=#99) || ($#readinglist == 'Reference')
	then 'currentlyreading' 

	elif $#readinglist=='To Be Read' && $$#percentread ==#0
	then 'toberead' 

	elif $$#percentread >=#100
	then 'read' 

	elif $$#percentread == 'None'
	then 'undefined' 

	elif $$#percentread >=#0
	then 'unread' 

	fi

I use it in various other templates, including a composite column that displays a more readable version (e.g. 'Currently Reading' instead of currentlyreading).

Most users could probably get away with just a composite column.

where do i put it?

[ownedbycats]

The easiest way to use it is to create new column of the type 'column built from another column' and put it in the template section.

If #percentread, #readinglist, or #admintags don't exist, you'll get an error.

[correoparaappzz]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

The easiest way to use it is to create new column of the type 'column built from another column' and put it in the template section.

If #percentread, #readinglist, or #admintags don't exist, you'll get an error.

ok, but i have my own columns for "#percentread, #readinglist".

so i can just switch them? and "#admintags" are just tags?

[ownedbycats]

Just replace the columns with your own, yes. Be careful to leave the $ and $$s in or it'll break the references.

#admintags is a tag-like column.

[correoparaappzz]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Just replace the columns with your own, yes. Be careful to leave the $ and $$s in or it'll break the references.

#admintags is a tag-like column.

all done.

but am having problems with the "to be read" part, i have a tbr colums that is a "yes/no" with this template: program: contains(field('tags'),'#to_be_read','Yes','')

and i dont know how to make it work

[ownedbycats]

If I understand your post right. try changing lines 9-10 to this:

	elif '#to_be_read' in $tags
	then 'toberead'

[correoparaappzz]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

If I understand your post right. try changing lines 9-10 to this:

	elif '#to_be_read' in $tags
	then 'toberead'

everything is working!!

[correoparaappzz]

hi, i have a column type yes/no for audiobooks and i want to know if its posible to add it to the code?

[correoparaappzz]

Originally Posted by correoparaappzz

hi, i have a column type yes/no for audiobooks and i want to know if its posible to add it to the code?

Forget it, already figured out