Guide
Keep book information, ARC history, reading progress, reviews, notes, and quotes together.
Published 2026-08-13 · Reviewed 2026-08-12
Open a book from your Library or Dashboard to reach its book workspace. The available sections adapt to the kind of book you are tracking.
What you can keep together
- core book and edition information
- application, approval, provider, and acquisition details for ARCs
- reading status, dates, and progress
- review and promotion commitments
- private notes and quotes
When a book has narrator information, its header keeps the author byline first and adds the narrator names in italic parentheses beside it. Books without narrator information keep the usual author-only byline.
Use the clearly branded retailer shortcuts in book details to open Kobo, Amazon, or Goodreads, in that order. Kobo prepares a tracked search for your regional store, Amazon uses a saved or affiliate-aware book link, and Goodreads opens the saved book or a title-and-author search. ARC Library does not show retailer prices in these shortcuts.
Use Edit for a deliberate group of changes. Some focused controls save from the section where you use them. If a change cannot sync, ARC Library keeps the visible failure clear so you can try again.
On a phone, use the text tabs for Overview, Details, and Tracking. The section row stays pinned at the top while you move through longer book information, while the current book action such as Log Progress remains separate at the bottom. After you finish and review a book, Add Share Link opens the Where you shared checklist in Tracking so you can record the platform and link.
An ARC may have information that does not apply to a personal book, while Beta and Alpha reads use a simpler early-reading workflow. The workspace only presents sections that are relevant to the book you opened.