Bookshelves are virtual containers that let you slice your library into meaningful groups — by genre, reading location, lending status, or anything else you choose. Unlike physical shelves, a book in NeverTooManyBooks can sit on as many bookshelves as you like at the same time: adding a novel to both “Science Fiction” and “Favourites” is perfectly valid. Each bookshelf is independent and carries its own display style, so switching shelves can also switch the way your list is sorted and grouped.Documentation Index
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The Default Shelf
When you launch NeverTooManyBooks for the first time, a shelf called My Books is created automatically. Every book you add is placed on the currently active bookshelf by default, so your collection is never left without a home. The special All Books view is not a real shelf — it is a virtual aggregate that always shows every book in your library regardless of shelf assignment.Switching Between Bookshelves
The active bookshelf is shown in the spinner (drop-down selector) in the main toolbar at the top of the book list. Tap the spinner to open a list of all your shelves, then tap any name to switch to that shelf. The book list updates immediately and applies that shelf’s display style.Creating a New Bookshelf
Open the navigation menu
Tap the navigation button in the main toolbar to open the app’s navigation popup menu.
Tap Bookshelves
Tap Bookshelves in the popup menu. The bookshelf management screen opens showing all your current shelves.
Assigning Books to a Bookshelf
A book is assigned to bookshelves through its edit screen. You can assign one book to multiple shelves in a single step.Open the book edit screen
Tap the book in the list to open its details, then tap the pencil (Edit) icon.
Select shelves
A multi-choice dialog lists all your bookshelves with checkboxes. Tick every shelf this book should appear on, then tap OK.
Reordering Bookshelves
The order of shelves in the toolbar spinner matches their order in the bookshelf management screen.Drag to reorder
Hold the drag handle (the grip icon on the right side of each row) and drag the shelf to its new position.
Per-Shelf Display Styles
Each bookshelf stores a reference to a style — a saved configuration that controls how the book list is sorted, grouped, and what fields are shown. To change the style for a shelf:- Go to Navigation menu → Bookshelves.
- Long-press the shelf you want to edit and choose Edit, or tap the row to open it.
- The style associated with this shelf is updated to your choice.
Editing and Deleting Bookshelves
Long-press any shelf in the bookshelf management screen to reveal the edit and delete options.Deleting a bookshelf does not delete the books that were on it. Those books simply become unassigned from the deleted shelf but remain safely in your library. If a book was only on that one shelf, it will no longer appear when browsing by shelf, but it is always visible in the All Books view.