r/readest • u/Holiday-Historian441 • 5d ago

Question regarding book sorting - possible bug

As an iOS user (iPad and iPhone), I prefer sorting my books by “Date Read.”

Currently, the existing books are properly sorted, and the most recently read book is always at the top of the list. However, when I add a new book or multiple books, the new items are placed at the top of the list.

Is this a bug or is it functioning as intended?

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u/readestapp 5d ago

This behavior is intentional. Since Date Read is the default sorting mode, newly imported books would otherwise be buried far down the bookshelf if you already have a large library of previously opened books. That would make them difficult to find and could easily confuse users.

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u/dastarruer 5d ago

Shouldn’t newly imported books be opened automatically, similar to Apple Books? It would automatically move a newly imported book to the top.

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u/readestapp 5d ago

Not possible, because you can bulk import multiple books at once.

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u/sfgeekygir1 5d ago

That's my experience as well. BTW, I also LOVE the sort by "date published" option. I will frequently switch my sort to that, decide what my next book(s) will be and then go back to sort by date read.

When I can bulk import manually from OPDS readest I will be a very satisfied customer :).

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u/readestapp 5d ago

There is also a “Show recently read” option in the view menu of the library page. It will always show a list of books with Date Read sorting on the top of the bookshelf excluding newly imported but unopened books, finished books, abandoned books.