How to move your Goodreads library to SelfShelf

Step 1: Export your library from Goodreads

1. Sign in at goodreads.com in a web browser (on a computer, or your phone’s browser rather than the app).
2. Go to My Books, then Import and export (the page address is goodreads.com/review/import).
3. Tap Export Library. After a short while a link appears; download the file. It ends in .csv, usually named goodreads_library_export.csv.

Step 2: Import it into SelfShelf

1. Sign in to SelfShelf, or create your free shelf.
2. Open the ••• menu and choose Import from Goodreads.
3. Choose the file you downloaded. SelfShelf shows how many books it found, and how many are read, being read and want-to-read.
4. Tap Import. SelfShelf looks up covers, then puts the books on the shelves of the room you’re in. Books already on your shelves are skipped, so you won’t get doubles.

What comes across

• Each book’s title, author, year and page count.
• Your star ratings and written reviews.
• The date you finished each book.
• Whether it’s read, currently reading or want to read.
• Your own Goodreads shelves, as tags on each book.

Books without a cover found get a designed cover in their own colour; you can change any cover later by opening the book and tapping Edit.

After importing

Arrange your shelves, sort them by author or title, and decorate your room. Our guide to making a virtual bookshelf has ideas, and tracking your reading shows how to keep it up to date.