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gymeRead · 08-31-2022, 08:34 PM

As an alternative to checking the sidecar file, which does rely on the parser that jhowell referenced - you can do this:

Every time you finish reading a kindle book, search on ";dm" which will dump log messages into a set of log files in the documents directory of the kindle (mountable from a PC without needing to jailbreak).
In the systems log file that is produced, just filter on rows containing "TimeLeftInBookString:Book complete" - and you'll find the exact moment the book was finished.
Unfortunately, the kindle masks the ASIN for the book, so you have to know roughly when you finished it if you've completed more than one book recently.

08-31-2022, 08:34 PM	#5
gymeRead Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kinde Paperwhite 3	As an alternative to checking the sidecar file, which does rely on the parser that jhowell referenced - you can do this: Every time you finish reading a kindle book, search on ";dm" which will dump log messages into a set of log files in the documents directory of the kindle (mountable from a PC without needing to jailbreak). In the systems log file that is produced, just filter on rows containing "TimeLeftInBookString:Book complete" - and you'll find the exact moment the book was finished. Unfortunately, the kindle masks the ASIN for the book, so you have to know roughly when you finished it if you've completed more than one book recently.