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Auto Updates: How do I automatically update my reading status when I start reading a book on Kindle?
On the Kindle for iOS and Kindle for Android app, you can now automatically mark a book as Currently Reading when you begin it and mark it as Read when you finish it. To use this feature, make sure you have the current version of the Kindle for iOS app or the Kindle for Android app and that your Amazon and Goodreads accounts are linked (you can check this in the Apps tab of your Account Settings page). Then simply navigate to a new Kindle book and open it. A prompt will appear in the About This Book section asking you if you’d like to automatically mark the book as Currently Reading. The feature will maintain your preference – whether on or off – for subsequent books until you choose to change it. If you choose not to automatically mark your books as you begin reading, you can add them to any of the default exclusive shelves (Want to Read, Currently-Reading, and Read) or remove the book from your shelves entirely from within the app. To do this, open About this Book for any book from the menu icon at the top left of the reader and look for the Goodreads section.
You’ll also see a similar prompt in the Before You Go window that appears as you turn the last page of a Kindle book in the app. This feature automatically marks the book as Read when you close the book. The controls operate much the same way as those in About this Book, but will default to ON for books that you’ve marked as Want to Read or Currently Reading. If you’ve previously marked your book as Want to Read or Currently Reading but don’t yet want to mark it as Read, toggle to OFF before closing the book.
