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I usually have three collections on my Kindle: "Move to Calibre," "Currently Reading" and "To Read."
I manage all my books via Calibre, so the only books I have on my Kindle at any given time are the ones I've not read. So, they are in the "To Read" folder. I select from that folder in alphabetical order as they are ones I get as freebies. Right now, this folder has 105 items in it.
My "Currently Reading" folder are those I've purchased (and so must read right away...haha) or the next batch from the "To Read" folder. That one has 14 items in it right now, though I usually try to keep it at 6 or below. Not that I read these books at the same time - they are just the ones I want to read a bit more than the random freebies. This folder always contains the books I've deliberately purchased, so it gets empty pretty fast.
The "Move to Calibre" folder contains all the books I've read on the device (books that come from the other two folders). Every month or so, or when I get a large (>25) in there, I sit down at my PC to update Calibre with these books (I download from the store and put the books into Calibre, cataloging as I go). As I catalog the books in Calibre, I empty the folder.
Occasionally, I'll get the urge to re-read books or a series. If it's a single book, it'll go into "currently Reading." If it's a series, I'll download the whole thing so I can get the next book right away. For example, I'm re-reading the Dresden Files series, so there's a collection for that. When in this situation, the books get removed from the Kindle when I'm done with them (as they're already catalogued in Calibre).
I know, w-a-y more info from someone obscure. But, that's how I do it.
Marilyn
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