Reading guides
Short, practical writing on keeping a reading log — what to track, how to organise your shelves, and how to move your library somewhere quieter.
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Book tracking for readers
What to log, how to track progress on paper and e-readers, and how shelves and ratings add up.
7 guides2Looking for a Goodreads alternative?
Honest comparisons of the main trackers, plus a CSV migration that keeps every rating and shelf.
4 guides3Reading goals and challenges
Set a yearly goal you will hit, pick challenges you enjoy, and review each month with a wrap-up.
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Comparison
Booked & Beautiful vs Goodreads
Privacy, design, stats, wrap-ups and imports compared — plus how to move your library if you decide to switch.
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Booked & Beautiful vs StoryGraph
One is a recommendation and statistics engine, the other a private visual reading journal. Here is how they differ.
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Best free book tracker apps in 2026
Booked & Beautiful, Goodreads, StoryGraph, Bookly, spreadsheets and paper logs — what each one is genuinely best at.
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How to track Kindle and Kobo reading by percentage
E-readers show progress as a percentage, not pages. Log Kindle and Kobo reading accurately and keep your yearly page stats honest.
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How to make a monthly reading wrap-up for Instagram Stories
What to include in a 9:16 wrap-up — covers, pages, ratings and a favourite — and how to generate one from books you already logged.
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40 reading journal prompts to write about any book
Prompts for before, during and after a book, plus quick ones for romance, fantasy and thrillers when you only have two minutes.
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30 reading challenge ideas for your next year of books
Monthly themes, genre bingo, backlist and TBR challenges — plus how to set a yearly goal you will actually hit.
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Reading log template: track your books (free printable + digital)
A simple reading log template to track books, ratings, and finish dates. Download a printable book log or switch to a digital tracker that calculates your stats automatically.
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How to add Booked & Beautiful to your phone home screen
Install Booked & Beautiful as a web app on iPhone and Android. Step-by-step guides for Safari on iOS and Chrome on Android, with screenshots.
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Book journal: digital vs paper reading logs
What is a book journal, and should you keep one on paper or digitally? Compare the two approaches and find an elegant way to document your reading history.
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Digital bookshelf: what it is and how to organise one
A visual library beats a list of titles. How to set up shelves, name them well, and keep your TBR honest without over-complicating it.
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How to keep track of books read
From paper logs to digital trackers: the five things worth capturing for every book, why shelves beat plain lists, and how a yearly goal keeps the habit alive.
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How the Booked & Beautiful tracker works
A quick guide to statuses, progress tracking, shelves, ratings, yearly goals and monthly wrap-ups — plus what to do when search does not find a book.
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Migrating from Goodreads to a personal reading tracker
Export your Goodreads or StoryGraph library, import the CSV into Booked & Beautiful, and keep every rating, shelf and finish date — without the social feed.
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