Kindle "now reading" tip

Robot Monkey · 12-09-2010, 06:12 PM

I didn't see a "Kindle tips" sticky, so I thought I'd share a tip recently passed on to me.

I recently switched from a PRS-505 to a current-gen Kindle and complained to someone about the lack of the "Continue Reading" as the permanent first option on the home screen without switching out of collections (author or title view).

He said, "Just make a Now reading ... collection and add the 1, 2, 3 or however many books you want to it."

Boom! Problem solved. True, I have to drill down once to see the list, but because I always have a few books in progress, this actually works better. And the little progress dots below each title make this an even more useful reference.

You don't have to add the ellipsis.

ProfCrash · 12-09-2010, 06:13 PM

heheh I have collection titled Reading

JeremyR · 12-09-2010, 09:00 PM

Pretty clever.

What I did to solve the problem was just have 10 collections. And then I don't put stuff into a collection until I am done reading.

That way, I just have to go to the second page to resume what I was reading.

bjones6416 · 12-09-2010, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robot Monkey

I didn't see a "Kindle tips" sticky, so I thought I'd share a tip recently passed on to me.

I recently switched from a PRS-505 to a current-gen Kindle and complained to someone about the lack of the "Continue Reading" as the permanent first option on the home screen without switching out of collections (author or title view).

He said, "Just make a Now reading ... collection and add the 1, 2, 3 or however many books you want to it."

Boom! Problem solved. True, I have to drill down once to see the list, but because I always have a few books in progress, this actually works better. And the little progress dots below each title make this an even more useful reference.

You don't have to add the ellipsis.

That is exactly how I do it!

desertgrandma · 12-09-2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

heheh I have collection titled Reading

Way too logical....

Mitsuya Cider · 12-09-2010, 10:20 PM

Mine is "Reading..."

(Followed by "Fiction", "Science Fiction", "Non-Fiction", "Manga", "Reference", "Samples" and "News"

It really is the most natural setup for me personally.

ProfCrash · 12-09-2010, 10:22 PM

I have Reading then Read and To Be Read for a bunch of genres.

Pushka · 12-09-2010, 10:24 PM

Yep. My folder is called Current Reads.

a_str8 · 12-09-2010, 10:52 PM

I have a "reading" folder. If you have collections listed first, it's very simple to get into your most recent book. Flick the power switch and then double click the select button.There's no need to wait for screens to load before hitting buttons

bathos · 12-10-2010, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robot Monkey

I didn't see a "Kindle tips" sticky, so I thought I'd share a tip recently passed on to me.

Thanks so much for the tip. Having just moved from Sony to Kindle this has been driving me nuts.

Robot Monkey · 12-10-2010, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathos

Thanks so much for the tip. Having just moved from Sony to Kindle this has been driving me nuts.

I'm here to help. It's what I do.

Francesco · 12-10-2010, 05:03 PM

Yep, I have "NOW" and "Next" categories. The latter helps me because otherwise I would cram every book I want to keep under the radar, but don't have time to read and focus on right now, in the NOW category.
I my previous reader I had a "Read" category, but I don't see the need for it now.

kianchi · 12-12-2010, 07:28 PM

Brilliant idea !

pboss · 12-13-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

heheh I have collection titled Reading

I'm going to so copy that!

Xeigrich · 12-13-2010, 07:25 PM

I'm a sorting and organizing nut, and the lack of a PC style "directory" sorting kind of bothers me, but I manage. It's also slightly annoying that the Collections on the K3 only sort by "most recent" and are constantly changing order.

I actually just made a "Currently Reading" Collection this morning. My other Collections are Sci-Fi, Fantasy, General Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Guides & Game Literature (mostly for saved GameFAQs stuff), Kindle (for system docs and reference), Roleplaying (various pen & paper game eBooks and personal docs), Language (I love conlangs and like having my references with me, real and artificial), and then a collection for each author with more than 3 books on my Kindle. I've also got a single collection simply titled Pictures & Manga for all of my picture folders, and a Games & Apps collection for my "active content".

If at some point I'm bored and not in the mood to read, I may even add collections for file types. I've been showing off my K3 non-stop for the past 2 days (since I got it) and a lot of people like seeing how PDFs show up compared to other file types, and so on.

12-09-2010, 06:12 PM	#1
Robot Monkey Member Posts: 12 Karma: 80 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle 3, HTC Incredible, Sony PRS-505	Kindle "now reading" tip I didn't see a "Kindle tips" sticky, so I thought I'd share a tip recently passed on to me. I recently switched from a PRS-505 to a current-gen Kindle and complained to someone about the lack of the "Continue Reading" as the permanent first option on the home screen without switching out of collections (author or title view). He said, "Just make a Now reading ... collection and add the 1, 2, 3 or however many books you want to it." Boom! Problem solved. True, I have to drill down once to see the list, but because I always have a few books in progress, this actually works better. And the little progress dots below each title make this an even more useful reference. You don't have to add the ellipsis.

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12-09-2010, 06:13 PM	#2
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	heheh I have collection titled Reading

12-09-2010, 09:00 PM	#3
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Pretty clever. What I did to solve the problem was just have 10 collections. And then I don't put stuff into a collection until I am done reading. That way, I just have to go to the second page to resume what I was reading.

12-09-2010, 10:20 PM	#6
Mitsuya Cider Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle PW, IPad Mini	Mine is "Reading..." (Followed by "Fiction", "Science Fiction", "Non-Fiction", "Manga", "Reference", "Samples" and "News" It really is the most natural setup for me personally.

12-09-2010, 10:22 PM	#7
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have Reading then Read and To Be Read for a bunch of genres.

12-09-2010, 10:24 PM	#8
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	Yep. My folder is called Current Reads.

12-09-2010, 10:52 PM	#9
a_str8 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 472464 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	I have a "reading" folder. If you have collections listed first, it's very simple to get into your most recent book. Flick the power switch and then double click the select button.There's no need to wait for screens to load before hitting buttons

12-10-2010, 05:03 PM	#12
Francesco Aficionado Posts: 391 Karma: 710 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver, CO, USA Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Touch	Yep, I have "NOW" and "Next" categories. The latter helps me because otherwise I would cram every book I want to keep under the radar, but don't have time to read and focus on right now, in the NOW category. I my previous reader I had a "Read" category, but I don't see the need for it now.

12-12-2010, 07:28 PM	#13
kianchi Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: California Device: Kindle 3G; iPhone 4	Brilliant idea !

12-13-2010, 07:25 PM	#15
Xeigrich Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3G + Wifi	I'm a sorting and organizing nut, and the lack of a PC style "directory" sorting kind of bothers me, but I manage. It's also slightly annoying that the Collections on the K3 only sort by "most recent" and are constantly changing order. I actually just made a "Currently Reading" Collection this morning. My other Collections are Sci-Fi, Fantasy, General Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Guides & Game Literature (mostly for saved GameFAQs stuff), Kindle (for system docs and reference), Roleplaying (various pen & paper game eBooks and personal docs), Language (I love conlangs and like having my references with me, real and artificial), and then a collection for each author with more than 3 books on my Kindle. I've also got a single collection simply titled Pictures & Manga for all of my picture folders, and a Games & Apps collection for my "active content". If at some point I'm bored and not in the mood to read, I may even add collections for file types. I've been showing off my K3 non-stop for the past 2 days (since I got it) and a lot of people like seeing how PDFs show up compared to other file types, and so on.

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