So my library in Calibre is finally getting big enough that I figured it would be useful to be able to track which books I've read and which ones I haven't. I was pleased to see a column available in the main view called "Read Status".
Unfortunately, I have found no way whatsoever to change that variable, anywhere in Calibre.
- It's not in the metadata in the individual books.
- There is no where you can click on the main viewer to change the value.
- Based on internet research I tried creating custom tags for individual books called "Read" but that doesn't change the "Read Status" column.
- Based on internet research I tried the "Reading List" plugin but no matter how many custom lists I create and move books from "tbr" to "read" etc, the value of "Read Status" never changes.
- I read a tutorial on creating a separate custom column called "Read", then manually checking that Y or N for each book. Unfortunately this is clumsy as heck and does not change the built-in "Read Status" column. I guess this is the only workable option though it is not great.
What's the point of having the "Read Status" column if it can't be changed and can't be used? What am I missing?