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ownedbycats · 07-13-2021, 02:53 PM

Yes. I do it for physical books and also recently started tracking library books (only digital for now; I'm high-risk for COVID so haven't had a chance to borrow any physical books for a year).

I track them with custom 0-byte formats, .paperbook for physical books and .overdrive for books borrowed with Overdrive.

I also use virtual libraries to keep things separated while still cross-searchable.

Custom #lastread date column. I use an Action Chain to automatically populate it and then open the eBook (unless it's not an eBook).

I'm happier keeping my reading history on a local drive than on a third-party cloud service. Partly privacy, partly an internet connection that isn't always reliable, partly I've seen online services vanish off the internet overnight.

07-13-2021, 02:53 PM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,035 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Yes. I do it for physical books and also recently started tracking library books (only digital for now; I'm high-risk for COVID so haven't had a chance to borrow any physical books for a year). I track them with custom 0-byte formats, .paperbook for physical books and .overdrive for books borrowed with Overdrive. I also use virtual libraries to keep things separated while still cross-searchable. Custom #lastread date column. I use an Action Chain to automatically populate it and then open the eBook (unless it's not an eBook). I'm happier keeping my reading history on a local drive than on a third-party cloud service. Partly privacy, partly an internet connection that isn't always reliable, partly I've seen online services vanish off the internet overnight. Last edited by ownedbycats; 07-13-2021 at 02:55 PM.