With ebooks I tick the read column in Calibre.
With print books, if I've properly catalogued and housed it -it's been read (or it's for my hubby and I have no interest in reading it).
I do keep a bit of an eye on the variety (basically genre, historical period, culture) of the books available for me to read on my devices so that whatever my mood there will be something to read but as a general rule I search out new-to-me books as my curiosity takes me rather then through a fixed policy. (how many University Presses offer free ebooks ? Oooh that looks interesting, and so does that one and that one and.... Cozy mysteries? that recommendation blog has a list of freebies! Wonder what's new at Gutenberg.ca? Is there an affordable translation of Journey to the West? What about the Norse Sagas? Let's see what Baen has to offer this month? ... ).
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