Is there a way that I can see the date I finished a book?

HLS · 08-20-2022, 09:45 PM

Is there a way that I can see the date I finished a book? Like being able to access a book I read a few months ago and get the date it was completed?

jhowell · 08-21-2022, 08:15 AM

If the book is still on your Kindle and you have not opened it since then you can check the LPR (last position read) information which includes the last date it changed in one of the sidecar files associated with the book.

See KRDS - A parser for Kindle reader data store files for information on how to locate and decode the proper file.

Just checking the last modified date of that file might also work depending on how it is updated by the Kindle. I am unsure of that.

JSWolf · 08-21-2022, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by HLS

Is there a way that I can see the date I finished a book? Like being able to access a book I read a few months ago and get the date it was completed?

If you use Calibre, you can add in a date column to input the last date read.

If you use Goodreads, you can add the date finished there.

badgoodDeb · 08-21-2022, 11:35 PM

If you purposely make frequent bookmarks while reading, each one is a line in the MyClippings file. I go through that to record the date books were finished. Then I delete the file, once I’ve recorded what I want, so it doesn’t keep growing and growing in size.

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.

08-20-2022, 09:45 PM	#1
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,132 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	Is there a way that I can see the date I finished a book? Is there a way that I can see the date I finished a book? Like being able to access a book I read a few months ago and get the date it was completed?

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.

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08-21-2022, 08:15 AM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,070 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	If the book is still on your Kindle and you have not opened it since then you can check the LPR (last position read) information which includes the last date it changed in one of the sidecar files associated with the book. See KRDS - A parser for Kindle reader data store files for information on how to locate and decode the proper file. Just checking the last modified date of that file might also work depending on how it is updated by the Kindle. I am unsure of that.

08-21-2022, 11:35 PM	#4
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,548 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	If you purposely make frequent bookmarks while reading, each one is a line in the MyClippings file. I go through that to record the date books were finished. Then I delete the file, once I’ve recorded what I want, so it doesn’t keep growing and growing in size.

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