Are you reading a book and now trying to tell your friends about it? With Goodreads you can keep your friends up-to-date on your book-reading progress. This article can explain how to do that.

Steps

  1. Open your web browser to the Goodreads website .
  2. The currently-reading shelf is the only shelf that is set up to receive these updates (obvious as it's name implies).
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Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

From Goodreads Homepage

  1. You'll see a section labeled "currently-reading" and contains the books that you have on your "currently-reading" shelf. See it? There's no scrolling involved just yet.
  2. Click into the box to the right of the stating labeled-text "I'm on page" and type the page number at which you're now positioned at.
  3. Use this box for stuff that have to do with your reading status.
  4. The button for marking the book as complete is within this and is labeled "I'm finished" to the right of the "Save progress" button.
    • Realize that updating the progress of the book past the last numbered page from the profile on this box, won't mark a book as complete. You must click the link to complete it.
    • If you'd like, it'll ask you whether or not you want to rate and/or review the book, or one of the many other things you can do with the site.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

From Goodreads Books Profile Page

  1. Type a comment message (optional) explaining your thoughts about the book into the box initially labeled " Add a quote, comment or note" below this. Use this box for stuff that have to do with your reading status.
  2. Just move the book to the "read" shelf, which is just to the right of the "Save progress" button.
    • Realize that updating the progress of the book past the last numbered page from the profile on this box, won't mark a book as complete. You must click the link to complete it.
    • If you'd like, it'll ask you whether or not you want to rate and/or review the book, or one of the many other things you can do with the site.
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  • Question
    Is this feature suspended as of 1/1/19?
    Community Answer
    No. This feature still exists, but with two differences: you can now choose between the page you're on, or the percentage of the book you've finished; and your currently-reading books have been on the left rather than the right side of your feed for at least five years now.
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      • If you have your account connected to Facebook and/or Twitter, your book page updates will appear as new status messages on either of the two (or both) services.
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