Is It Possible to Sort by Custom Metadata?

rebeltaz · 07-09-2026, 08:55 PM

I have thousands of ebooks and I have enough trouble remembering what I've read, much less what my girlfriend has read. I have created several custom metadata fields - Read; 11; and 11.Read - to help keep track. I mark 'Read' as 'Yes' when I read a book; I mark '11.Read' as 'Yes' when she has read a book; and I mark '11' as 'Yes' when I want to transfer a book to her reader.

What would be really helpful is if there is a way to filter everything so that the only books that show up fit this criteria:

11 = Yes; 11.Read = No; On Device = No.

That would only show me books that I want to give her, that are not already on her reader and that she hasn't read yet.

I know that that is asking a lot and most likely no possible, but... it never hurts to ask.

Sirtel · 07-10-2026, 01:09 PM

Of course it's possible. First, though: are the 11 and 11.Read Yes/No columns or does No just mean that there's no value, the field is empty?

rebeltaz · 07-10-2026, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Of course it's possible. First, though: are the 11 and 11.Read Yes/No columns or does No just mean that there's no value, the field is empty?

Correct. They are Yes/No fields.

Oh... wait a minute. I guess in a filter, the No, would actually mean no value - an empty field - though.

Sirtel · 07-10-2026, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rebeltaz

Correct. They are Yes/No fields.

Oh... wait a minute. I guess in a filter, the No, would actually mean no value - an empty field - though.

Ok, then type the following in the search bar:

#11:"=Yes" and #11.Read:false and ondevice:false

You can save it as a saved search (on the right side of the search bar) and access it with just a couple of clicks going forward.

rebeltaz · 07-10-2026, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Ok, then type the following in the search bar:

#11:"=Yes" and #11.Read:false and ondevice:false

You can save it as a saved search (on the right side of the search bar) and access it with just a couple of clicks going forward.

I must have given the fields different lookup names than their column display names. After a little experimentation, I found this worked

#elevyn:yes #read11:false ondevice:false

Thank you! That is extremely helpful!

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07-09-2026, 08:55 PM	#1
rebeltaz Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 536 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Entourage Pocket eDge	Is It Possible to Sort by Custom Metadata? I have thousands of ebooks and I have enough trouble remembering what I've read, much less what my girlfriend has read. I have created several custom metadata fields - Read; 11; and 11.Read - to help keep track. I mark 'Read' as 'Yes' when I read a book; I mark '11.Read' as 'Yes' when she has read a book; and I mark '11' as 'Yes' when I want to transfer a book to her reader. What would be really helpful is if there is a way to filter everything so that the only books that show up fit this criteria: 11 = Yes; 11.Read = No; On Device = No. That would only show me books that I want to give her, that are not already on her reader and that she hasn't read yet. I know that that is asking a lot and most likely no possible, but... it never hurts to ask.

07-10-2026, 01:09 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 15,402 Karma: 248000019 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Of course it's possible. First, though: are the 11 and 11.Read Yes/No columns or does No just mean that there's no value, the field is empty?

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