Changes popping up on your shelf?

We’ve been working on an easier, more enjoyable way to add books to your shelf, write reviews, add ratings, find similar books and so much more.

What’s New!

Easy Add

Just click the blue “Add” button that appears beneath each book and it will be added to your shelf.

Easy Edit

Once you've added a book to your shelf, you'll see a green “Edit” button beneath your book. Clicking Edit will display a window where you can do all that fun Shelfari stuff (reviews, ratings, tags, categorizing, etc). We've moved some features from the book page into this window so you'll be able to do everything you want with your books from anywhere on the site.

The Edit window allows you to personalize:

My Status – We’ll help you put your book on the right list (I’m Reading, Planning to Read, I’ve Read), ask members “Should I read this?”, mark the book as private, or remove it from your shelf.

My Opinion – You can add a rating, review or mark a book as a favorite.

My Edition – Tell your friends which books you own and which ones are on your wish list. You can also add notes and keep track of who borrowed your book.

My Tags – Add as many tags as you want to your book. Tags are a great way to organize your shelf and help you find similar books. Choose from suggested tags or your personal tags.

More to Do – You can recommend books to your friends, begin a discussion, read reviews or add the book to your group shelf. We’ve also added a list of books you might enjoy — you can add them right to your shelf.

You can close the Edit window by clicking “Done” (on More to Do) or by clicking the “X” in the top right.

If you want to quickly add a book to a specific list, you can still use the drop-down menu beside the add/edit button — just click to select the list you want (I’m Reading, Favorite, etc.).

More about adding & editing your books

Improved Shelf Pop-up

The shelf pop-up that appeared when you moused over a book is now smaller and disappears immediately when you move your mouse off of the book cover. This popup shows your review, rating, which list the book is on (I’m Reading, Favorite) and what other friends and members have read the book (and their rating). If you want to ask “Should I read this”, add tags or a review, simply click the Edit button beneath the book.

New FAQ

The answers to your questions are just a click away! The 'Help' menu in the upper-right corner of Shelfari will take you to our Frequently Asked Questions section.  Select a topic from the drop down menu and then click on the question that you have. You will see your answer instantly appear.

Enjoy!

Amanda & the Shelfari Team

Comments

[Shelfari]

@Rasheedat Akanmu. You can add a book to your group shelf from the Edit window's 'More to Do' section (or from the book page).

Amanda

[zoey]

Huh... I didnt notice any chnges hehehheeeh ... Still Like the site ... One of my Favs.......

[egallear]

I tried to delete a duplicate book from my shelf and it keeps popping back up. I also find it harder to move a book to I've read shelf.

[Usability Thouhts]

The pagination comes on top of the tooltip. I guess it's a z-index thingy.

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[Phillip Reynolds]

I've tried to delete my whole book shelf to
start over for new year. One problem, all the books are still there,after clicking remove from shelf. What's up? how long do changes take before they go into effect?

[Shelfari]

@Usability Thoughts--Thank for that image! Our developers are aware of this issue and are working on the solution.

Amanda

[Shelfari]

@egallear--You can move your books to a different list (or delete them) by clicking on the Edit button beneath the book or the drop down menu next to the Edit button. Can you email feedback@shelfari.com with the book title(s) that won't delete from your shelf. Thanks!

Amanda

[Shelfari]

@Phillip Reynolds--Are you using the Edit button or drop down menu to remove the books? If you have a large shelf, the best way to organize it (or remove multiple books at once) is to click on the List View option from the Shelf drop down menu. You can check or uncheck the list(s) your books appear on, or uncheck them from all to remove.

Amanda

[Karen]

I can't stand the change. I can't do anything on here now. It takes about 10 minutes for the site to unfreeze and do anything and then it moves the page all the way up or down and can't get anything to work or it works too fast and screws everything up. I miss the ease of being able to do the review and everything in one quick box. Making me cut my time on here down to almost nothing.

[Shelfari]

@Karen. Sorry to hear you're having trouble using the site. What browser are you using? Can you try closing your browser, then opening it up again and logging into Shelfari. Feel free to email: feedback@shelfari.com

Amanda