diff --git a/cps/ub.py b/cps/ub.py
index 21dc6e3c..1e39af7e 100644
--- a/cps/ub.py
+++ b/cps/ub.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ except ImportError:
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, exc, exists
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy import String, Integer, SmallInteger, Boolean, DateTime
-from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, sessionmaker
+from sqlalchemy.orm import foreign, relationship, remote, sessionmaker
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import and_
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash
 
 from . import constants # , config
@@ -284,10 +285,15 @@ class BookShelf(Base):
 class ReadBook(Base):
     __tablename__ = 'book_read_link'
 
+    STATUS_UNREAD = 0
+    STATUS_FINISHED = 1
+    STATUS_IN_PROGRESS = 2
+
     id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
     book_id = Column(Integer, unique=False)
     user_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'), unique=False)
     is_read = Column(Boolean, unique=False)
+    read_status = Column(Integer, unique=False, default=STATUS_UNREAD)
 
 
 class Bookmark(Base):
@@ -373,6 +379,13 @@ def migrate_Database(session):
         conn.execute("ALTER TABLE remote_auth_token ADD column 'token_type' INTEGER DEFAULT 0")
         conn.execute("update remote_auth_token set 'token_type' = 0")
         session.commit()
+    try:
+        session.query(exists().where(ReadBook.read_status)).scalar()
+    except exc.OperationalError:  # Database is not compatible, some columns are missing
+        conn = engine.connect()
+        conn.execute("ALTER TABLE book_read_link ADD column 'read_status' INTEGER DEFAULT 0")
+        conn.execute("UPDATE book_read_link SET 'read_status' = 1 WHERE is_read")
+        session.commit()
 
     # Handle table exists, but no content
     cnt = session.query(Registration).count()
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 35cc5d97..a2aa047f 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -314,12 +314,15 @@ def toggle_read(book_id):
         book = ub.session.query(ub.ReadBook).filter(and_(ub.ReadBook.user_id == int(current_user.id),
                                                          ub.ReadBook.book_id == book_id)).first()
         if book:
-            book.is_read = not book.is_read
+            if book.read_status == ub.ReadBook.STATUS_FINISHED:
+                book.read_status = ub.ReadBook.STATUS_UNREAD
+            else:
+                book.read_status = ub.ReadBook.STATUS_FINISHED
         else:
             readBook = ub.ReadBook()
             readBook.user_id = int(current_user.id)
             readBook.book_id = book_id
-            readBook.is_read = True
+            readBook.read_status = ub.ReadBook.STATUS_FINISHED
             book = readBook
         ub.session.merge(book)
         ub.session.commit()
@@ -980,7 +983,7 @@ def render_read_books(page, are_read, as_xml=False, order=None, *args, **kwargs)
     order = order or []
     if not config.config_read_column:
         readBooks = ub.session.query(ub.ReadBook).filter(ub.ReadBook.user_id == int(current_user.id))\
-            .filter(ub.ReadBook.is_read == True).all()
+            .filter(ub.ReadBook.read_status == ub.ReadBook.STATUS_FINISHED).all()
         readBookIds = [x.book_id for x in readBooks]
     else:
         try:
@@ -1448,7 +1451,8 @@ def show_book(book_id):
             if not config.config_read_column:
                 matching_have_read_book = ub.session.query(ub.ReadBook).\
                     filter(and_(ub.ReadBook.user_id == int(current_user.id), ub.ReadBook.book_id == book_id)).all()
-                have_read = len(matching_have_read_book) > 0 and matching_have_read_book[0].is_read
+                have_read = len(
+                    matching_have_read_book) > 0 and matching_have_read_book[0].read_status == ub.ReadBook.STATUS_FINISHED
             else:
                 try:
                     matching_have_read_book = getattr(entries, 'custom_column_'+str(config.config_read_column))