Editing Book Details
Once a book is in your collection, you can personalize it with notes, tags, reading status, quantity, and a custom cover.
Editing a Book
Section titled “Editing a Book”- Go to Collection and open the book you want to edit
- Look for the section you want to change (Notes, Tags, Library Sharing, etc.)
- Make your changes — they save automatically
What You Can Change
Section titled “What You Can Change”Reading Status and Progress
Section titled “Reading Status and Progress”Mark a book as Want to Read, Reading, Paused, or Completed. See Tracking your reading progress for the full flow.
Personal Notes
Section titled “Personal Notes”Private reflections only you can see. See Adding reading notes.
Your own labels like “book-club” or “read-2025”. See Using tags.
Quantity
Section titled “Quantity”If you own more than one copy (useful for lending):
- Open the book
- Find the Quantity control in the “Your Copy” section
- Update the number of copies you own
You can’t reduce quantity below the number currently loaned out.
Library Sharing
Section titled “Library Sharing”Toggle which of your libraries each book is shared with. See Sharing books with a library.
Favorite
Section titled “Favorite”Tap the heart icon to add or remove the book from your favorites list.
What’s Global (Can’t Be Edited)
Section titled “What’s Global (Can’t Be Edited)”Some information comes from a shared book database and is the same for everyone:
- Cover image
- Title, author(s), subtitle, series
- Description and publisher details
- ISBN and edition metadata
If you spot incorrect global data, contact support and we’ll review it for everyone.
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Section titled “Related Articles”Still Need Help?
Section titled “Still Need Help?”If you’re having trouble editing book details, contact support.