How to Export Your List of Shelved Books from Goodreads

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Sometimes it can be hard to discern a series of books in your Goodreads shelved books list. A downloadable list may help, and Goodreads has you covered. With a few clicks, you can export and download this list so you can use this data offline, as you wish.

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Click "My Books" at the top of Goodreads.

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    This displays your library.
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Click "Import and export."

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    You'll see it under the "Tools" heading.
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Click "Export Library."

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    Once you click the button, you'll see a message that says "We are currently generating your export."
    • For large accounts with hundreds to thousands of books, this may take several minutes, but for those that have fewer (about 50-75 shelved books), this should take just a few seconds.
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Click the link to download your exported library.

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    Click the link to download a CSV file that contains your entire library.
    • If the download doesn't start automatically, click Save or Download to start it now.
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View your shelved books.

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    Once the download is complete, you can open your exported library in any program that supports CSV files, including Microsoft Office, Google Sheets, or Numbers for macOS.
    • The sheet contains titles, authors, Goodreads book ID, ISBN, publisher, publication year, your ratings, average ratings, and much more.
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      • You can't export your list more than once every few weeks. If left unused, the old file will vanish and the page of exported files will be blank.
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