Resetting the time remaining in chapter/book on the Paperwhite

whitearrow · 10-19-2012, 06:34 PM

I thought this was worth passing along. If you find that your "time remaining" has gone wonky (predicting either too long or short a time), you can reset it by opening up the book you're reading, then searching for ;ReadingTimeReset . It's case sensitive.

It will get 0 hits, but after you hit the back button, it will show "learning reading speed" again.

xtine · 10-19-2012, 07:19 PM

Thanks for this tip!

erasure25 · 10-20-2012, 04:02 PM

Oo thanks. This will come in handy since I occassionally just set a book down or fall asleep lol...

sparklemotion · 10-20-2012, 04:05 PM

Great tip, thank you!

jhempel24 · 01-09-2013, 10:25 PM

great tip! I however now have it say "1 minute remaining" for everything. Of course it's a James Patterson book I tried it on, but still, it was longer than one minute to read a 4 page chapter. Will try it again.

SteveK · 01-09-2013, 10:40 PM

Lately, I've had some difficulty with the time remaining function showing much less time than it should. Primarily, this seems to be a problem with non-Amazon books. It would be nice if I could actually read a 30-page chapter in 7 minutes, but I can't. I haven't tried the trick above, but I was able to reset the time remaining by holding the off button for about 30 seconds or so to reset the PW. This seemed to work at least on the book I was reading, but I'm not sure it worked on other books which had similar problems.

I'll try the tip next time I notice the problem.

Thanks for the suggestion!
SteveK

GeekyGirl · 04-07-2013, 02:28 PM

I had this issue start yesterday, with my Paperwhite showing a "time left" that is hours less than it should actually be. I tried both options: ReadingTimeReset and rebooting the device. Then I saw that the semi-colon was probably part of the reset command so I tried it and that worked. Thanks so much for posting this!

csmith0406 · 05-18-2013, 09:37 AM

Thanks so much for posting this! I tried on my paperwhite with the semicolon and it worked a charm!

MikeGolf · 05-18-2013, 03:42 PM

Very odd. For fun I just did a similar search on my Kindle Fire HD. I typed it in wrong and searched for ;ResetTimeToRead. Of course it didn't find anything but when I hit the back arrow, it came up as learning reading speed. Maybe it doesn't matter what the search is as long as it contains a semicolon and something it can't find.

10-19-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
whitearrow Guru Posts: 671 Karma: 1405166 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle 3G/WiFi	Resetting the time remaining in chapter/book on the Paperwhite I thought this was worth passing along. If you find that your "time remaining" has gone wonky (predicting either too long or short a time), you can reset it by opening up the book you're reading, then searching for ;ReadingTimeReset . It's case sensitive. It will get 0 hits, but after you hit the back button, it will show "learning reading speed" again. __________________

01-09-2013, 10:25 PM	#5
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 1,996 Karma: 6955269 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	great tip! I however now have it say "1 minute remaining" for everything. Of course it's a James Patterson book I tried it on, but still, it was longer than one minute to read a 4 page chapter. Will try it again. __________________ Top of the Heap Book Reviews \| Top of the Heap Facebook Page \| Dropbox Referal Link (use this to get more space)

01-09-2013, 10:40 PM	#6
SteveK Groupie Posts: 187 Karma: 1004430 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: 3G Kindle, Ipod Touch, Vizio Tablet, Kindle PW	Lately, I've had some difficulty with the time remaining function showing much less time than it should. Primarily, this seems to be a problem with non-Amazon books. It would be nice if I could actually read a 30-page chapter in 7 minutes, but I can't. I haven't tried the trick above, but I was able to reset the time remaining by holding the off button for about 30 seconds or so to reset the PW. This seemed to work at least on the book I was reading, but I'm not sure it worked on other books which had similar problems. I'll try the tip next time I notice the problem. Thanks for the suggestion! SteveK Last edited by SteveK; 01-09-2013 at 11:18 PM.

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10-19-2012, 07:19 PM	#2
xtine Addict Posts: 244 Karma: 1319676 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks for this tip!

10-20-2012, 04:02 PM	#3
erasure25 Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 601321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony PRS-950; PRS-505	Oo thanks. This will come in handy since I occassionally just set a book down or fall asleep lol...

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sparklemotion dangerous when cornered Posts: 961 Karma: 20198767 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K5, KFire, KPW	Great tip, thank you!

04-07-2013, 02:28 PM	#7
GeekyGirl Member Posts: 18 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Mini, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Tablet 16 GB	I had this issue start yesterday, with my Paperwhite showing a "time left" that is hours less than it should actually be. I tried both options: ReadingTimeReset and rebooting the device. Then I saw that the semi-colon was probably part of the reset command so I tried it and that worked. Thanks so much for posting this!

05-18-2013, 09:37 AM	#8
csmith0406 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Thanks so much for posting this! I tried on my paperwhite with the semicolon and it worked a charm!

05-18-2013, 03:42 PM	#9
MikeGolf Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 30682 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle Fire	Very odd. For fun I just did a similar search on my Kindle Fire HD. I typed it in wrong and searched for ;ResetTimeToRead. Of course it didn't find anything but when I hit the back arrow, it came up as learning reading speed. Maybe it doesn't matter what the search is as long as it contains a semicolon and something it can't find.


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