Bookshelf: Book Tracker & List

Name: Bookshelf: Book Tracker & List
Rating: 4.6 (4062 reviews)
Author: Alexander Gerrese

by Alexander Gerrese

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download
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Books
Productivity

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Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
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Free to download
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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.6 4062 ratings · App Store

5/5From ReadingList to Bookshelf
I downloaded this app out of curiosity to see how it holds up against many other apps I have tried and I have to say that it’s impressive. I was surprised to see that they even allowed you to import your reading list library, which I did. I have about 500 books and I imported them all into Bookshelf with no problem. The only issue for me was, all the imported books were categorized by Bookshelf’s category system but were instead put into “collections” which I originally created on my Readinglist account. It’s a positive that they were able to import your custom categories for sure. However I would like for there to be an option to categorize all the books I imported with Bookshelf's category feature. Because when I add a new book, whether it’s to the wishlist or to the library it automatically creates a category. That way you can keep track of which categories you read the most and so on. Please create a feature or a button that allows us to “categorize all in library” or something like that. Other than that this app is amazing and I can say that this will be my only book tracking app I use.

Local Resident77 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Search engine holds me from giving it 5 stars
I love this app. But the search engine is such a disappointment, finding books is horrible. The results don’t match at all what I type in the search bar, for example I was looking to add “The song of Achilles” to my wishlist and I typed it exactly like that and the results where all Arabic books that literally have no correlation with the book and the LAST result was the book I was looking for. Another example is when I was looking for Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” and there where literally 0 results for it, it was all, again, books with 0 connection with the one I was looking for. However, I look it up for a second time another day and it did appear but only one version, one would think that the whole series or books related to it would appear but no. You have to be really specific to find the volumes, which, in my opinion, is not ideal. I looked it up a third time on another day and the results where different so apparently the results vary on the day. Additionally, you can’t even search by author’s name, only by book titles. I tried playing with the region and languages to see but that doesn’t even seem to work since I said earlier, I had Arabic books in my results and I had the language on English. I don’t know if it something that only happens to me but I really hope that it is and the devs would help me, if not then they should definitely work in that because the app is perfect and I love it but that is the only thing I don’t like.

Tontonti08 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5App is good, but…
I like the app. I’ve used it since the start of the year. I got a discount for an annual subscription for $5 and so I figured at that price I might as well get the app. At first it was great. The UI is decent. Although a few of the decisions are weird. Like why is settings in stats? And why do I have to pause and finish tracking to discard it? Anyways, the tracking is nice and I enjoyed using it. Then after a few months, the app started getting buggy. Sometimes I would track on the app and when I pressed done, the tracking timer would reappear. So I’d have to do it again. Sometimes, the app would just plain delete one of my tracking entries. Lately, I’ve had to close the app and reopen it to even get the tracking to complete. All that is annoying but bugs are inevitable, I get it. I’m a developer myself. However, upon reaching out to the dev (multiple times) in order to report on these bugs and give him evidence and clips so that the dev could work on it, I got nothing. No response. I think I reached out 3 times about all those issues with nothing. When the bug is with one of your main app features, I feel like that should be a priority. At the very least respond in order to reassure the user that the bug is being worked on. In any case, I’m moving on to a different app. Was good until all the bugs starting showing up.

Lololololololillikl · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Exactly what I was looking for!
Love this app and just recommended it to my book club after a few weeks of use! Here’s why: I recently joined a book club and not all of the books are page turners; but I wanted to stay engaged and on track. I also read my own non-fiction selection in the morning and the book club, fiction selection at night. Therefore, I wanted a way to track books read, time read per day/time it took to read each book. I tried apps like Good Reads and a few others and found them to be glorified digital bookstores (with a horrible, glitchy, and clunky user experience). This app is easy to use, has a clean interface, and I love the in-app reading timer/notes feature 🙌🏽! As someone who reads daily and reads multiple books at once, I found it more than worth it to upgrade to the paid experience. I’ve selected all of my books outside of the app thus far, so I haven’t used it for discoverability yet; but I’m hoping the app exceeds my expectations in that area as well!

KBG4622 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Brilliantly designed library manager
I’ve used Bookshelf for at least a year now. It’s brilliantly designed with native Swift UI libraries, the developer finds creative ways to effectively incorporate Apple’s latest libraries into the user experience, and it is actively-developed with few critical bugs. It has nearly all the features you could dream of in a book management app. The developer of this app is incredibly talented and has created a magnificent app that I look forward to using almost as much as I look forward to the reading I’m tracking. My personal favorite feature is being able to categorize books into “Owned, “Borrowed,” “Wishlist,” etc. It helps me stay organized, and is also useful when I end up in the bookstore and am wondering what books I should look for :) The app has a new crowd-sourced feature request interface, but I’ll put my two cents here: it’d be great to be able to share your library or create a shared library with family members or other iCloud users. A great example of this done well is the Mela recipe manager app. Lastly, I’m a big advocate for open/public source software. Opening up your codebase doesn’t necessitate a large support burden (as long as the expectations are clear). But it does open the door for other motivated developers to help solve critical bugs or add features. Plus, there may come a day when you won’t want to maintain this app anymore—iOS development can be exhausting—and this app is too good to die! Keep up the great work. Thanks for the beautiful app ❤️

mcmehrtens · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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2.16.30
[FIXED] Cover image issues that affected manually uploaded images. [FIXED] Many bugs and paper cuts that should make Bookshelf feel more reliable and performant. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings.
2.16.31
[UPCOMING] We're so close to shipping the highly requested feature of Shared Collections, with an initial rollout coming soon! [FIXED] Various bugs and crashes that affected some users, as well as performance enhancements that should make Bookshelf feel more reliable and performant. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings.
2.16.32
[UPCOMING] We're so close to shipping the highly requested feature of Shared Collections, with an initial rollout coming soon! [FIXED] Various bugs and crashes that affected some users, as well as performance enhancements that should make Bookshelf feel more reliable and performant. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings.
2.17.0
This one’s a BIG one! Introducing a completely redesigned book discovery experience: [NEW] Trending Prompts – Discover what other people are searching for, and create your own prompts to find your next must-read. [NEW] Mood-Based Recommendations – Need some inspiration for your next read? Simply pick your mood and a few optional filters, and we’ll suggest some incredible books! [NEW] Curated Collections – Build your TBR with the best books from hand-picked collections, from timeless classics, themed lists, celebrity favorites and more. [NEW] Unlimited AI – Say goodbye to AI credits! Gold members now get unlimited access to AI features like Book Chat and AI recommendations, while free users can still try them on a limited basis. [IMPROVED] Design and interaction improvements across the board, so things should look just a bit cleaner and feel smoother. [FIXED] Various bug fixes. Look out for more improvements and features very soon—I’ve got a lot cooking. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings.
2.17.1
[NEW] Streaks 2.0 — Update your daily reading goal without losing your streak, view your progress in a beautiful calendar view, and stay motivated with celebrations for reaching your goal! [NEW] Per-Year Reading Goals — Finally, you can set individual reading goals for each year—and see exactly how long you’ll need to read daily to reach them! [FIXED] Bug fixes and performance improvements. Look out for more improvements and features very soon—I’ve got a lot cooking. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings.
2.17.2
[NEW] Better Barcode Scanner - A faster, more accurate barcode scanner so you can more quickly add books. [NEW] Streaks 2.0 — Update your daily reading goal without losing your streak, view your progress in a beautiful calendar view, and stay motivated with celebrations for reaching your goal! [NEW] Per-Year Reading Goals — Finally, you can set individual reading goals for each year—and see exactly how long you’ll need to read daily to reach them! [NEW] An updated onboarding experience for new users. [FIXED] Bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.18
[NEW] Collection Sharing — Share your collections with friends, or publish them for anyone to discover. Customize with an image and description to make them truly your own. [NEW] Web App (Beta) — Easily share books and collections with friends, whether they already have Bookshelf or not. We’ll add new features to this web experience over time. Look out for more improvements and features very soon—I’ve got a lot cooking. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings.
2.18.1
[NEW] Liquid Glass (iOS26 only) — Bookshelf now embraces iOS 26’s glossy, fluid design with depth, glassy translucency, and delightfully smooth motion. It feels like your library is floating. [IMPROVED] Polish & performance: A bunch of bug fixes and visual improvements. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.10
[IMPROVED] Bookshelf now feels noticeably smoother in everyday use, especially when browsing your collections and opening different book details. [FIXED] We fixed several cover image issues so custom covers show up more reliably throughout the app. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.11
Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.12
Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.13
Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.14
Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.15
[UPDATED] Better Book Data - Look out for improved book data and higher quality cover images as I slowly transition away from Google Books, which has become less reliable recently. [FIXED] Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. As always, I love hearing from you - tell me what you'd like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats -> Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.16
[FIXED] This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements, including fixes for saving and editing reading sessions. Thanks as always for reading with Bookshelf. If something still feels off, please send feedback from the app so I can take a look. Happy reading!
2.18.17
[UPDATED] Better Book Search - Find the right books more reliably with improved search results, more complete book data, and higher quality cover images. Goodreads imports and recommendations should also show cover images more consistently. Searches now run after you submit your full query for more accurate results. [FIXED] Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. As always, I love hearing from you - tell me what you'd like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats -> Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.18 · 19 Jul 2026
[UPDATED] Better Book Scanning - Barcode scanning is more reliable, and scanned books now load more complete book details and cover images. [FIXED] This update also improves reading sessions and Live Activity syncing, recommendation filters, custom cover photos, author sorting, and overall stability. As always, I love hearing from you - tell me what you'd like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats -> Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.2
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements, including a critical issue affecting the Discover page. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.3
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements, including a critical issue affecting the Discover page. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.4
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements, including a critical issue affecting the Discover page. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.5
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements, including critical iCloud Sync issues and data integrity bugs. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.6
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements, including critical iCloud Sync issues and data integrity bugs. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.7
2025 Reading Year in Review – Back with an all-new gorgeous design, the 2025 Year in Review is here! Look back at your reading stats, discover your personalized reader type, and share beautiful infographics with friends. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.8
2025 Reading Year in Review – Back with an all-new gorgeous design, the 2025 Year in Review is here! Look back at your reading stats, discover your personalized reader type, and share beautiful infographics with friends. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!
2.18.9
2025 Reading Year in Review – Back with an all-new gorgeous design, the 2025 Year in Review is here! Look back at your reading stats, discover your personalized reader type, and share beautiful infographics with friends. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!

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"body": "I downloaded this app out of curiosity to see how it holds up against many other apps I have tried and I have to say that it’s impressive. I was surprised to see that they even allowed you to import your reading list library, which I did. I have about 500 books and I imported them all into Bookshelf with no problem. The only issue for me was, all the imported books were categorized by Bookshelf’s category system but were instead put into “collections” which I originally created on my Readinglist account. It’s a positive that they were able to import your custom categories for sure. However I would like for there to be an option to categorize all the books I imported with Bookshelf's category feature. Because when I add a new book, whether it’s to the wishlist or to the library it automatically creates a category. That way you can keep track of which categories you read the most and so on. Please create a feature or a button that allows us to “categorize all in library” or something like that. Other than that this app is amazing and I can say that this will be my only book tracking app I use.",
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"body": "I love this app. But the search engine is such a disappointment, finding books is horrible. The results don’t match at all what I type in the search bar, for example I was looking to add “The song of Achilles” to my wishlist and I typed it exactly like that and the results where all Arabic books that literally have no correlation with the book and the LAST result was the book I was looking for. Another example is when I was looking for Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” and there where literally 0 results for it, it was all, again, books with 0 connection with the one I was looking for. However, I look it up for a second time another day and it did appear but only one version, one would think that the whole series or books related to it would appear but no. You have to be really specific to find the volumes, which, in my opinion, is not ideal. I looked it up a third time on another day and the results where different so apparently the results vary on the day. Additionally, you can’t even search by author’s name, only by book titles. I tried playing with the region and languages to see but that doesn’t even seem to work since I said earlier, I had Arabic books in my results and I had the language on English. I don’t know if it something that only happens to me but I really hope that it is and the devs would help me, if not then they should definitely work in that because the app is perfect and I love it but that is the only thing I don’t like.",
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"body": "I like the app. I’ve used it since the start of the year. I got a discount for an annual subscription for $5 and so I figured at that price I might as well get the app. At first it was great. The UI is decent. Although a few of the decisions are weird. Like why is settings in stats? And why do I have to pause and finish tracking to discard it? Anyways, the tracking is nice and I enjoyed using it. Then after a few months, the app started getting buggy. Sometimes I would track on the app and when I pressed done, the tracking timer would reappear. So I’d have to do it again. Sometimes, the app would just plain delete one of my tracking entries. Lately, I’ve had to close the app and reopen it to even get the tracking to complete. All that is annoying but bugs are inevitable, I get it. I’m a developer myself. However, upon reaching out to the dev (multiple times) in order to report on these bugs and give him evidence and clips so that the dev could work on it, I got nothing. No response. I think I reached out 3 times about all those issues with nothing. When the bug is with one of your main app features, I feel like that should be a priority. At the very least respond in order to reassure the user that the bug is being worked on. In any case, I’m moving on to a different app. Was good until all the bugs starting showing up.",
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"body": "I’ve used Bookshelf for at least a year now. It’s brilliantly designed with native Swift UI libraries, the developer finds creative ways to effectively incorporate Apple’s latest libraries into the user experience, and it is actively-developed with few critical bugs. It has nearly all the features you could dream of in a book management app. The developer of this app is incredibly talented and has created a magnificent app that I look forward to using almost as much as I look forward to the reading I’m tracking. My personal favorite feature is being able to categorize books into “Owned, “Borrowed,” “Wishlist,” etc. It helps me stay organized, and is also useful when I end up in the bookstore and am wondering what books I should look for :) The app has a new crowd-sourced feature request interface, but I’ll put my two cents here: it’d be great to be able to share your library or create a shared library with family members or other iCloud users. A great example of this done well is the Mela recipe manager app. Lastly, I’m a big advocate for open/public source software. Opening up your codebase doesn’t necessitate a large support burden (as long as the expectations are clear). But it does open the door for other motivated developers to help solve critical bugs or add features. Plus, there may come a day when you won’t want to maintain this app anymore—iOS development can be exhausting—and this app is too good to die! Keep up the great work. Thanks for the beautiful app ❤️",
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"notes": "[UPCOMING] We're so close to shipping the highly requested feature of Shared Collections, with an initial rollout coming soon! [FIXED] Various bugs and crashes that affected some users, as well as performance enhancements that should make Bookshelf feel more reliable and performant. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings."
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"notes": "This one’s a BIG one! Introducing a completely redesigned book discovery experience: [NEW] Trending Prompts – Discover what other people are searching for, and create your own prompts to find your next must-read. [NEW] Mood-Based Recommendations – Need some inspiration for your next read? Simply pick your mood and a few optional filters, and we’ll suggest some incredible books! [NEW] Curated Collections – Build your TBR with the best books from hand-picked collections, from timeless classics, themed lists, celebrity favorites and more. [NEW] Unlimited AI – Say goodbye to AI credits! Gold members now get unlimited access to AI features like Book Chat and AI recommendations, while free users can still try them on a limited basis. [IMPROVED] Design and interaction improvements across the board, so things should look just a bit cleaner and feel smoother. [FIXED] Various bug fixes. Look out for more improvements and features very soon—I’ve got a lot cooking. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings."
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"notes": "[NEW] Streaks 2.0 — Update your daily reading goal without losing your streak, view your progress in a beautiful calendar view, and stay motivated with celebrations for reaching your goal! [NEW] Per-Year Reading Goals — Finally, you can set individual reading goals for each year—and see exactly how long you’ll need to read daily to reach them! [FIXED] Bug fixes and performance improvements. Look out for more improvements and features very soon—I’ve got a lot cooking. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings."
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"notes": "[NEW] Better Barcode Scanner - A faster, more accurate barcode scanner so you can more quickly add books. [NEW] Streaks 2.0 — Update your daily reading goal without losing your streak, view your progress in a beautiful calendar view, and stay motivated with celebrations for reaching your goal! [NEW] Per-Year Reading Goals — Finally, you can set individual reading goals for each year—and see exactly how long you’ll need to read daily to reach them! [NEW] An updated onboarding experience for new users. [FIXED] Bug fixes and performance improvements."
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"notes": "[NEW] Collection Sharing — Share your collections with friends, or publish them for anyone to discover. Customize with an image and description to make them truly your own. [NEW] Web App (Beta) — Easily share books and collections with friends, whether they already have Bookshelf or not. We’ll add new features to this web experience over time. Look out for more improvements and features very soon—I’ve got a lot cooking. As always, I love hearing from you so please use Bookshelf’s in-app feedback form or new Roadmap feature, which you can find in Settings."
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"notes": "[NEW] Liquid Glass (iOS26 only) — Bookshelf now embraces iOS 26’s glossy, fluid design with depth, glassy translucency, and delightfully smooth motion. It feels like your library is floating. [IMPROVED] Polish & performance: A bunch of bug fixes and visual improvements. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "[IMPROVED] Bookshelf now feels noticeably smoother in everyday use, especially when browsing your collections and opening different book details. [FIXED] We fixed several cover image issues so custom covers show up more reliably throughout the app. As always, I love hearing from you—tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. Bookshelf should feel faster and more reliable across the app, especially when importing books, syncing with iCloud, editing covers, opening shared links, and working with larger libraries. As always, I love hearing from you — tell me what you’d like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats → Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "[UPDATED] Better Book Data - Look out for improved book data and higher quality cover images as I slowly transition away from Google Books, which has become less reliable recently. [FIXED] Lots of performance improvements and bug fixes in this one. As always, I love hearing from you - tell me what you'd like to see next via the in-app Feedback or Roadmap (find both in Stats -> Settings). Happy reading!"
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"notes": "[FIXED] This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements, including fixes for saving and editing reading sessions. Thanks as always for reading with Bookshelf. If something still feels off, please send feedback from the app so I can take a look. Happy reading!"
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