[GUI Plugin] Reading List

[kiwidude]

Originally Posted by sensei6375

Hello, I would like to have a column that names the list any book is in. Is it possible to do that and exactly how if so. Sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks.

What I do is setup my list to add a Tag when a book is added to the list. You could have a different tag name for each list. I can’t remember off top of head if I allow a custom tags column to be used rather than the default calibre one, I “assume” I did. Personally I only have two lists so having my extra “Pending” tag for books on my “Add to Kindle” list that turns into a “Kindle” tag when synced I’m fine with being in the calibre tags column which is always visible in my views etc.

[Montana Harper]

Originally Posted by sensei6375

Hello, I would like to have a column that names the list any book is in. Is it possible to do that and exactly how if so. Sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks.

I have a custom column for Reading List, set up with a type of "comma separated text, like tags, shown in the Tag browser." Then, when I create a list, under the Column Update Options I have:

• When changing this list: Update column for add or remove
• Column to update: [custom column name selected from dropdown]
• Value in column to add/remove: [name of list]

It works well, and I can select lists in the tags browser as well as in the Reading List plugin menu, depending on which is more convenient for the part of my workflow I'm in at the time.

[nexliv]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using the Reading List plugin for a while now and really like how it helps me organize my books.

One thing I was wondering: is there any way to hide or disable the badge/overlay that appears on book covers in the cover grid / cover browser when a book is on a reading list?

I looked through the plugin settings but didn’t find an option for this. Maybe I missed something? Or perhaps this could be added as a feature request in the future?

Has anyone else tried to achieve this or found a workaround?

Thanks in advance!

[sgmoore]

Does anyone know if it is possible to apply a custom column coloring only if a particular reading list is active?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by sgmoore

Does anyone know if it is possible to apply a custom column coloring only if a particular reading list is active?

Yes you can. You can setup a custom Y/N column and use that to define the coloring.

Here is what I do to mark what eBooks are on my Libra 2.

[sgmoore]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Yes you can. You can setup a custom Y/N column and use that to define the coloring.

Here is what I do to mark what eBooks are on my Libra 2.

Attachment 217849

Thanks, that should do what I want.

[kiwidude]

Release Notes
https://github.com/kiwidude68/calibr...ng_list-1.15.7

[jjl]

I have been using this plug-in and just got an Xteink X4 Pro (no USB) and using the plug-in from CrossPoint Reader (0.2.7). I am getting the following error when I try to add the device to Reading List. Any way to add this device?

calibre, version 9.12.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>KeyError</b>:'location_code'

calibre 9.12 embedded-python: True
macOS-26.6.2-arm64-arm-64bit-Mach-O Darwin ('64bit', 'Mach-O')
('Darwin', '25.6.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 25.6.0: Fri Jul 31 19:17:26 PDT 2026; root:xnu-12377.161.14~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041')
Python 3.14.6
OSX: ('26.6.2', ('', '', ''), 'arm64')
Interface language: None
EXE path: /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Gather KFX-ZIP (from KFX Input) (2, 34, 0) && DeDRM (10, 0, 9) && Package KFX (from KFX Input) (2, 34, 0) && Action Chains (1, 20, 10) && CrossPoint Reader (0, 2, 7) && Extract ISBN (1, 6, 6) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 10) && Goodreads (1, 8, 5) && Goodreads Sync (1, 17, 4) && KFX metadata reader (from KFX Input) (2, 34, 0) && From KFX (2, 34, 0) && KFX Input (2, 34, 0) && KOReader Sync (0, 8, 2) && Kobo Utilities (2, 28, 2) && Modify ePub (1, 8, 9) && Obok DeDRM (10, 0, 9) && Overdrive Link (2, 58, 0) && Quality Check (1, 14, 7) && Readest Sync (0, 12, 1) && Reading List (1, 15, 7) && Overdrive Link Metadata Source (2, 58, 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.config", line 1065, in _add_device_clicked
new_device['location_code'] = location_info['location_code']
~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
KeyError: 'location_code'

Also, not a "listed plug-in" so here's the link:
https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/calibre-plugins/

[ElMiko]

I'm also getting sync errors. Using a Boox Go 7. When I try to sync, it will successfully transfer files to the reader but will not delete files from the reader that have been removed from list. I have the Sync Option set to "Replace device with list, add new items only".

this is the error report:

calibre, version 9.13.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>TypeError</b>:'builtin_function_or_method' object is not iterable

calibre 9.13  embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.19045')
Python 3.14.6
Windows: ('10', '10.0.19045', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (7, 2, 1) && Count Pages (1, 15, 2) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 10) && Goodreads (1, 8, 5) && Goodreads Sync (1, 17, 4) && Modify ePub (1, 8, 9) && Quality Check (1, 14, 7) && Reading List (1, 15, 7) && View Manager (1, 10, 5)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.action", line 1236, in sync_now
  File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.action", line 1275, in _sync_list
  File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.action", line 1371, in _remove_matching_books_from_device
TypeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object is not iterable

Any ideas? I'm pretty sure this was working as recently as a couple of weeks ago...

[kiwidude]

Release Notes:
https://github.com/kiwidude68/calibr...ng_list-1.15.8

Thanks to edhaswell for the fix. Newer versions of calibre broke stuff, this works around that...

[ElMiko]

Thank you both; this plugin is mission critical to my whole life!