Your books, your people
BookShelf is a personal library you can share. Catalog what you own, rate what you've read, and explore other readers' collections — like Letterboxd, but for books.
Built for readers who want more than a spreadsheet — a shelf that looks good and connects you to other book people.
Scan ISBN barcodes or add books manually. Metadata is pulled from Open Library, Google Books, and more.
Half-star ratings from 0.5 to 5 on the books you've read. Your ratings show on your public profile.
Get a public profile at /u/yourname. Friends can browse your shelf — your personal notes stay private.
Browse other people's collections, search by username, and like shelves that inspire your next read.
BookShelf started as a simple way to track a personal library — scan a barcode, pull in cover art and metadata, filter by what you've read. It grew into something social: a place to show off your shelf and see what others are reading.
Each account gets a private library for managing books and a public profile for sharing. You control your catalog; the community discovers it through profiles and likes.
Personal notes on books are never shown on public profiles. Only you see them when managing your library.
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