Editing Book Records: Fields, Authors, Series, and More

The book edit screen is the central place for managing everything about a single book in your collection. It is organized into five tabs so that the many available fields stay manageable: the Main tab covers core bibliographic data like title, authors, and series; the Publication tab holds edition and pricing data; Notes captures your personal relationship with the book; TOC records the table of contents for anthologies; and External IDs stores site-specific identifiers used for data lookups. All changes across every tab are held in memory until you tap the save button, so you can move freely between tabs without losing work.

Opening the Edit Screen

Tap any book row in the book list to open the details screen.
Tap the pencil icon in the toolbar (or the floating action button if shown) to enter edit mode.

To save all changes, tap the ✓ checkmark in the toolbar. To discard changes, tap the back button — you will be asked to confirm before any edits are thrown away.

Edit Tabs

Main
Publication
Notes
TOC
External IDs

The Main tab holds the fields that define what a book is bibliographically.

Field	Notes
Title	The title as printed on the cover — may be a translation.
Original Title	The title in the book’s original language, if it is a translation.
Original Language	The language the book was originally written in.
Authors	One or more authors, each with an optional role (see below).
Series	One or more series entries, each with a series title and position number.
ISBN	ISBN-10 or ISBN-13; the end-icon button opens the barcode scanner for quick entry.
Tags	One or more tags for genre or other classification (e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy).
Language	The language of this copy.
Bookshelves	Which bookshelves this book belongs to (multi-select).
Description	A synopsis or back-cover blurb.

Authors

Tap the Authors field or its end-icon to open the author list editor. You can add multiple authors and assign each a role:

Writer

Primary author; the default role.

Editor

For edited anthologies and collections.

Translator

The person who translated the text.

Artist

Interior artwork — illustrations or comic-book pages.

Cover Artist

Artist responsible for the cover image.

Narrator

For audiobook editions.

Other available roles include: Foreword, Afterword, Introduction, Contributor, Inking, Colorist, Storyboard, Lettering, Cover Inking, and Cover Colorist. A single person can hold multiple roles simultaneously.Author names are stored as Given names + Family name separately, which allows the app to sort by family name and display names in either order depending on your style settings.

The app checks for existing authors as you type and matches on a diacritic-insensitive basis. If an author with a very similar name already exists, a dialog will offer to merge or keep them separate — preventing accidental duplicates that would break grouping.

Series

A book can belong to multiple series simultaneously — useful for omnibus editions or cross-over volumes. Tap the Series field to open the series list editor. Each entry has:

Series title — the name of the series.
Number — the book’s position within the series; accepts decimal values (e.g. 3.5) and text annotations.

The Publication tab records the edition and commercial details of this specific copy.

Field	Notes
Format	Free-text or pick-list: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook, etc.
Color	Color or black-and-white (primarily used for comic books).
Publisher	Publisher name; supports multiple publishers.
First Publication Date	Original publication date independent of edition.
Date Published	Publication date of this edition; accepts partial dates (year only, or year + month).
Pages	Page count stored as text to allow values like `xxxvi+278`.
Price (Listed)	The cover price with currency selector.
Print Run	Free-text field for print run information.
Edition	A bitmask of edition flags: First Edition, First Printing, Book Club, Deluxe, etc. Multiple flags can be set simultaneously.

The Notes tab captures your personal experience with and thoughts about a book, as well as acquisition and condition details.

Field	Notes
Rating	1–5 stars in 0.5-star increments; 0 means unrated.
Read	Reading status — see the Reading Status guide for the full workflow.
Date Started	When you began reading.
Date Finished	When you finished reading.
Date Acquired	When you obtained this copy.
Price Paid	What you actually paid, with currency selector.
Condition (Book)	The physical condition of the book.
Condition (Cover)	The physical condition of the dust jacket or cover.
Signed	Toggle: whether your copy is signed by the author.
Location	Where the book is physically stored in your collection (e.g. shelf label, room name).
Personal Notes	Free-text field for any notes you want to record.

The External IDs tab stores site-specific identifiers, enabling the app to look up or sync data with individual databases.

Site	ID Type
Amazon	ASIN (text)
Goodreads	Numeric ID
ISFDB	Numeric ID
Open Library	Text ID (e.g. `OL7353617M`)
Bedetheque	Numeric ID
BnF (France)	Numeric ID
Databaze knih	Numeric ID
DNB (Germany)	Numeric ID
KB NL	Numeric ID
LastDodo NL	Numeric ID
StripInfo.be	Numeric ID
Bibliote.ce.pl	Numeric ID

These IDs are populated automatically when you add a book via search. You can also enter or correct them manually here.

Updating a Book from the Internet

After a book is saved you can refresh its data from online sources at any time:

Open the book details screen.
Tap the overflow menu ⋮ in the toolbar.
Choose Update from internet.

The app re-runs the search using the stored ISBN (and any stored external IDs), then merges fresh data into the existing record. Fields you have edited manually are not overwritten if the Auto-update flag is disabled for that book — toggle it in the overflow menu to lock a record against automatic updates.

Publisher names, like author names, are deduplicated when you save. If you type a publisher name that already exists in your database (case-insensitively), the app reuses the existing entry rather than creating a second one — keeping your grouping and filtering consistent.

Getting Started

Managing Your Library

Search & Data Sources

Import & Export

Settings & Customization

Editing Book Records: Fields, Authors, Series, and More

Opening the Edit Screen

Edit Tabs

Authors

Writer

Editor

Translator

Artist

Cover Artist

Narrator

Series

Updating a Book from the Internet

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Getting Started

Managing Your Library

Search & Data Sources

Import & Export

Settings & Customization

Documentation Index

​Opening the Edit Screen

​Edit Tabs

​Authors

Writer

Editor

Translator

Artist

Cover Artist

Narrator

​Series

​Updating a Book from the Internet

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Opening the Edit Screen

Edit Tabs

Authors

Series

Updating a Book from the Internet