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Bookshelf section
This section includes not only the visual bookshelf element with following functionality:
selecting which bookshelf to display using the “On bookshelf” drop-down
sorting by author (ascending / descending), title (ascending/descending)
sorting by letters (author/title ascending/descending)
sorting by letters includes not only the books of author/title of particular letter, but also all the preceding/following letters in case of descending/ascending respectively
scrolling left and right the bookshelf if it is full by mouse over the left and right icons
But also bookshelf management feature with:
feature to open bookshelf in a list form - this you can see while visiting other user profiles
feature to manage bookshelves - create several bookshelves, add and remove items from a bookshelf as well as specify details such as your own comments and dates for every item on your bookshelves
Managing bookshelves
There is following functionality for managing bookshelf:
Adding / removing bookshelves
Setting default bookshelf to show on the profile page
Adding / removing books to/from bookshelves
Editing each item's details such as adding your own comments, adding dates when started/ended reading book, etc.
Setting item as current read
Recommend item to a friend
Adding / removing bookshelves, setting default bookshelves
There are 3 pre-set bookshelves by default. If none of them matches the description of your needs, you can add new bookshelf by filling out the form “Add new bookshelf” to the right and clicking “add” button
You can remove any of the bookshelves you have created yourself by clicking “Delete” icon on right of the bookshelf name
You can set the default bookshelf to be shown on your profile page by checking the appropriate radio button to the left of the bookshelf and clicking “Update” button below. However, all the other bookshelves will be listed in the drop-down list above the visual bookshelf
Adding item to a bookshelf
You must choose the bookshelf to which you want to add an item or from which you want to remove an item by clicking “Manage bookshelves” on your profile page and clicking the “Choose bookshelf” in front of the particular bookshelf name.
To add an item, you must do a search for the item by title, author and/or ISBN
Once you have located an item you wish to add to your bookshelf, click on the “Add to bookshelf” to the right of the appropriate item
Removing item from a bookshelf
You must choose the bookshelf to which you want to add an item or from which you want to remove an item by clicking “Manage bookshelves” on your profile page and clicking the “Choose bookshelf” in front of the particular bookshelf name.
To remove an item from the selected bookshelf, you must click “Remove item from bookshelf” icon to the right of the particular item on your bookshelf
Other functions
The same way you can:
set the item as your current read just clicking the “Set as current read” icon
recommend item to a friend by clicking “Recommend to a friend” icon
see how who else has this item on their bookshelves by clicking the number in the brackets
move the item to a different bookshelf using the icon