diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
index 23e5f02b4..51fa71744 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
@@ -26,21 +26,24 @@ ReaderFont = InputContainer:new{
 }
 
 function ReaderFont:init()
-	self.font_face = self.ui.doc_settings:readSetting("font_face")
-	if not self.font_face then 
-		self.font_face = self.ui.document:getFontFace()
-	end
-
-	self.font_size = self.ui.doc_settings:readSetting("font_size")
-	if not self.font_size then 
-		self.font_size = self.ui.document:getFontSize()
-	end
 end
 
 function ReaderFont:onSetDimensions(dimen)
 	self.dimen = dimen
 end
 
+function ReaderFont:onReadSettings(config)
+	self.font_face = config:readSetting("font_face")
+	if not self.font_face then 
+		self.font_face = self.ui.document:getFontFace()
+	end
+
+	self.font_size = config:readSetting("font_size")
+	if not self.font_size then 
+		self.font_size = self.ui.document:getFontSize()
+	end
+end
+
 function ReaderFont:onShowFontMenu()
 	-- build menu item_table
 	local face_list = cre.getFontFaces()
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
index 0549542b8..9d93ed606 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function ReaderPaging:gotoPage(number)
 	end
 	if number > self.number_of_pages
 	or number < 1 then
+		DEBUG("wrong page number: "..number.."!")
 		return false
 	end
 	DEBUG("going to page number", number)
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ function ReaderPaging:gotoPage(number)
 	return true
 end
 
+function ReaderPaging:onReadSettings(config)
+	self:gotoPage(config:readSetting("last_page") or 1)
+end
+
 function ReaderPaging:onPageUpdate(new_page_no)
 	self.current_page = new_page_no
 end
@@ -59,3 +64,7 @@ function ReaderPaging:onGotoPageRel(diff)
 	self:gotoPage(self.current_page + diff)
 	return true
 end
+
+function ReaderPaging:onCloseDocument()
+	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("last_page", self.current_page)
+end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerrolling.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerrolling.lua
index 9784d7317..648766abf 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerrolling.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerrolling.lua
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ function ReaderRolling:init()
 	self.old_doc_height = self.doc_height
 end
 
-function ReaderRolling:onPosUpdate(new_pos)
-	self.current_pos = new_pos
-end
-
 function ReaderRolling:gotoPos(new_pos)
 	if new_pos == self.current_pos then return end
 	if new_pos < 0 then new_pos = 0 end
@@ -46,6 +42,14 @@ function ReaderRolling:gotoPercent(new_percent)
 	self:gotoPos(new_percent * self.doc_height / 10000)
 end
 
+function ReaderRolling:onReadSettings(config)
+	self:gotoPercent(config:readSetting("last_percent") or 0)
+end
+
+function ReaderRolling:onPosUpdate(new_pos)
+	self.current_pos = new_pos
+end
+
 -- remember to signal this event the document has been zoomed,
 -- font has been changed, or line height has been changed.
 function ReaderRolling:onUpdatePos()
@@ -84,3 +88,8 @@ function ReaderRolling:onZoom()
 	--@TODO re-read doc_height info after font or lineheight changes  05.06 2012 (houqp)
 	self:onUpdatePos()
 end
+
+function ReaderRolling:onCloseDocument()
+	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("last_percent", 
+		10000 * self.current_pos / self.doc_height)
+end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/readerui.lua b/frontend/ui/readerui.lua
index 1e1e6dc24..fad05ace1 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/readerui.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
 	end
 
 	self.doc_settings = DocSettings:open(self.document.file)
-	DEBUG(self.doc_settings)
 
 	-- a view container (so it must be child #1!)
 	self[1] = ReaderView:new{
@@ -91,10 +90,6 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
 			ui = self
 		}
 		table.insert(self, pager)
-		if not self.start_pos then
-			self.start_pos = 1
-		end
-		pager:gotoPage(self.start_pos)
 	else
 		-- rolling controller
 		local roller = ReaderRolling:new{
@@ -103,10 +98,10 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
 			ui = self
 		}
 		table.insert(self, roller)
-		if not self.start_pos then
-			self.start_pos = 0
-		end
-		roller:gotoPercent(self.start_pos)
+		--if not self.start_pos then
+			--self.start_pos = 0
+		--end
+		--roller:gotoPercent(self.start_pos)
 		-- font menu
 		local font_menu = ReaderFont:new{
 			dialog = self.dialog,
@@ -115,6 +110,9 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
 		}
 		table.insert(self, font_menu)
 	end
+	--DEBUG(self.doc_settings)
+	-- we only read settings after all the widgets are initialized
+	self:handleEvent(Event:new("ReadSettings", self.doc_settings))
 	-- notify childs of dimensions
 	self:handleEvent(Event:new("SetDimensions", self.dimen))
 end
diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
index c641d6e75..f0f17c16d 100755
--- a/reader.lua
+++ b/reader.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require "ui/infomessage"
 require "document/document"
 require "alt_getopt"
 
-
 function showReader(file, pass)
 	local document = DocumentRegistry:openDocument(file)
 	if not document then
@@ -105,6 +104,12 @@ if optarg["G"] ~= nil then
 	globalgamma = optarg["G"]
 end
 
+
+if Device.isKindle4() then
+	-- remove menu item shortcut for K4
+	Menu.is_enable_shortcut = false
+end
+
 -- set up reader's setting: font
 G_reader_settings = DocSettings:open(".reader")
 fontmap = G_reader_settings:readSetting("fontmap")