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Old 10-13-2020, 12:23 AM   #58
davidfor
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats View Post
I use Kobo Utilities to auto-retrieve the last read date from the device (that's all the store_bookmarks stuff). I also use KoboTouchExtended for kepub support and collections (half of the books on the reading list are in a Fanfiction collection).

I don't use auto-sync because I'm not sure whether it might cause issues with Kobo Utilities fetching the bookmarks. Is that a requirement? It didn't seem clear on that.

When I finish a book on my Kobo this is my usual procedure:

1. Use Calibre to remove it from the reading list. Add a new book to the reading list.
2. Plug in device. Let Kobo Utilities sync the last-read date.
3. Sync the reading list. Since it's "Replace/add new items," it removes the completed books from the device and then uploads the new books. (I use KoboTouchExtended for kepub support.)
4. Eject the device. (I just used the regular eject until today.)

(Once in a while I plug in the Kobo first though.)
With that process, then you need to not to do the sync automatically. There is no way to control which of these jobs, the Kobo Utilities status fetch or the Reading List sync, happens first. So, it would be possible for the book to removed before the status was fetched. I think I would do the remove from the list after the status has been fetched. That would remove the book on the next connection, but, overall it would be a lot safer.
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