Bookshelf - Organize books & track reading

Introduction

Bookshelf serves as the ultimate library management solution for book lovers, whether they are manga enthusiasts, homeschooling parents, or professional librarians. It offers a range of features to help users organize their book collections, track reading progress, and discover new reads.

Benefits

Organization

Virtual Shelves and Tags: Users can create virtual shelves and tags to organize their book collections. This feature allows for easy categorization and sorting of books, making it simple to find specific titles or genres.

Wishlist Management: The app enables users to manage a wishlist of books they want to read (TBR). This helps in keeping track of books that users are interested in and planning future reads.

Reading Progress Tracking

Progress Tracking: Bookshelf allows users to track their reading progress. They can set reading goals to stay motivated and monitor how much they have read. This feature helps in keeping users accountable and engaged in their reading journey.

ORGANIZE YOUR BOOKS

- Quickly catalog books using an efficient ISBN barcode scanner

- The batch scanning option enables rapid scanning of multiple books simultaneously

- Add books through the search feature (title/author/ISBN)

- Manually enter details for old and rare books

- Import books from a CSV file created by other popular book applications

- Import titles directly from Goodreads

CREATE SHELVES AND TAGS

- Structure your collection by creating virtual bookshelves and tags

- Utilize the search function for swift access to books on your shelves

- Organize your collection by title, author, page count, publication date, and more

- Apply filters to showcase books that fit your preferences

- Keep a record of your loaned and borrowed books

- Document information about your book purchases

- Arrange books into series and volumes

- Write personal notes or add additional relevant information

- Capture quotes simply by scanning text with our OCR reader

- Select multiple books for batch actions

- A grid view option is available

- Dark mode is offered

SET CUSTOM READING GOALS

- Establish yearly reading targets to maintain motivation

- Set specific date range goals and share them with friends

TRACK YOUR READING

- Record how many pages you've read so far and when you began and completed a book

- You can log multiple readings for each title

SEE WHAT YOUR FRIENDS ARE READING

- Create a personalized reading social profile

- Allow followers to view your recently read books, wishlist, and reading objectives

DISCOVER NEW BOOKS

- Explore bestselling titles across various genres

- Share your beloved books with friends through social media

VIEW YOUR STATISTICS

- Access detailed statistics regarding your books, purchases, reading progress, ratings, favorite authors, and top categories, etc.

MANAGE YOUR WISHLIST

- Keep track of a wishlist of books you wish to read

- Availability of book price tracking and alerts in select regions

RATE AND REVIEW

- Assist others in finding great books while discovering new reads for yourself

- Rate books on a 5-star scale (half-star ratings are also an option)

- Read reviews from others and offer your own insights

NEVER LOSE YOUR DATA

- Your data is securely preserved on our servers linked to your account

- If you switch devices or platforms, you just need to log back in with your username

- Export your data to a CSV file for personal backup

- Data can be exported as an HTML webpage for convenient printing, including cover images

BOOKSHELF PRO PLANS

- Bookshelf is free to download and use

- There are no limits on the number of books, and all fundamental features are complimentary

- Some advanced functionalities require a Bookshelf Pro subscription

- Bookshelf Pro includes a 7-day trial period, after which you can choose between monthly, annual, or lifetime subscriptions

OTHER NOTES

- This app focuses on organizing your books and monitoring your reading journey

- Reading itself is not available within this app

Comments

This is an excellent way to organize large book collections, keep track of where they are and to whom you have lent them. You can add books easily by scanning their ISBN code. You can set reading goals and track your reading. The premium version lets you take long notes and save quotations. I use the app primarily to organize my own personal library of a few thousand books. For my purposes, it would be nice if there were a place to enter Library of Congress numbers and sort them.

Very user friendly, it has multiple editions of the same book title so you can choose which one you have, it includes the details of the book (like publishing date) and you can have as many "shelves" as you like, like Kindle, physical books. Or even split it by category. I love this app and it has saved me time and money, especially since I sometimes buy an ebook on sale, and not read it for a while, forget I have it.

I've been using this app as a premium user for I believe a year now and I absolutely love love love this app. I use it alongside bookmory to keep track of what I have and what I'm currently reading. It took me until now to realize this app has a wishlist so you don't have to make a separate shelf for one 😅 but it's a great digital organizer and makes it so easy to organize what books you have by genre (or however you choose to organize). I highly recommend getting premium!