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Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions
  1. What is aNobii?
  2. How much does it cost to use aNobii?
  3. What do I need to use aNobii?
  4. I want to help improve the translation. Where do I start?
Glossary: What is ...
  1. ISBN
  2. Tags
  3. Private
  4. Tracking
  5. Similar shelves
  6. Browsed Items
  7. Wish List
  8. Blog Badge
Common tasks: How do I ...

Creating your shelf

  1. Where can I find ISBN?
  2. This darn price sticker is covering the ISBN. What shall I do?
  3. I have shelves of books. What is the fastest way to add them all?
  4. Can I add a book without ISBN?
  5. How can I categorize my books or create sub-lists?
  6. How do I keep some books on my shelf away from others' view?
  7. How do I make a book public?
  8. How do I see what my shelf looks like to others?
  9. How can I tell since when someone has been tracking my shelf?
  10. Why do I sometimes see less people than from last time?
  11. Can I see who have recently visited my shelf?

Exploring others' shelves

  1. I see a shelf I like. How can I keep track of its updates?
  2. I see a shelf I don't want to ever see again. What can I do?
  3. Would I would leave a trace when I visit other people's shelf?
  4. Why are some names larger than others?
  5. What's the difference between friends and neighbors?

Updates from tracked shelves

  1. What is RSS?
  2. Sounds good. How do I start?
  3. Do I have to update the RSS link everytime I track a new shelf?

Recommending a book to a friend

  1. How do I recommend a book to a friend?
  2. In "Tell a friend", why are some contacts displayed in Italics?

Blog Badge

  1. Where can I learn the basics of CSS?
Troubleshooting
  1. I can't find an automated email I am expecting from aNobii.
  2. I don't see my city on the list. How can I add?

Don't see your question here? Ask us at contact@anobii.com or with this form.

General Questions

  1. What is aNobii?

    2. aNobii helps you discover books you may like and catalog the ones you own. Here you can:

    • Discover and subscribe to others' shelves
    • Create and share your own shelf effortlessly
    • Make your own wish list
    • Compare prices across different Amazon sites
    • ... and more

    To learn more about the team behind aNobii, read About aNobii

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  3. How much does it cost to use aNobii?

    4. It is free.

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  5. What do I need to use aNobii?
    • Browser: Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 5+
    • Javascript: On
    • Cookies Enabled
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  7. I want to help improve the translation. Where do I start?
    8. You can make the changes directly through our translation page
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Key terms: What is ...

  1. ISBN

    2. ISBN is a 10-digit unique ID assigned to every book. Using ISBN is the quickest way to add a book to your shelf.

    A title can have multiple versions, e.g. one in paperback format and another in hardcover. These different versions share the same book name but each has its own ISBN.

    Where can I find the ISBN?

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  3. Tags

    4. You can use tags to categorize your books or create sub-lists within you shelf.

    You can assign more than one tags to each book so it's more flexible than folders. Have used Gmail before? Tags are the equivalent of Labels in Gmail.

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  5. Private

    6. There may be books on your shelf that you don't want others to know about. Keep their sharing status as "private" and rest assured no one will see it on your shelf but yourself.

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  7. Tracking

    8. See a shelf you like? Track to it so you'll be notified of its future updates.

    To help you identify those you are already tracking, their owners' names will be displayed in orange.

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  9. Similar shelves

    10. Sometimes the owners' names will be displayed in different sizes. The more similar that shelf is to yours, the larger the names.

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  11. Browsed Items

    12. This is the list that shows you which book's page you have recently visited.

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  13. Wish List

    14. You can keep a list of books you want to get. You can add to wish list directly on the book's page, or from the list of browsed items.

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  15. Blog Badge

    16. It is a mini shelf that you can stick to your blog. You can, for example, display the last 5 recently added books. Every time you update your aNobii shelf, the blog badge will update itself.

    To create a blog badge, go to Settings > Create a Blog Badge

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Common tasks: How do I ...

  1. Where can I find ISBN?

    2. On the back of the book. Usually at the lower-right corner. Be careful not to confuse it with the barcode number. Look for a line of number that follows the word "ISBN".

    You can also find the ISBN on the first page of the book.

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  3. This darn price sticker is covering the ISBN. What shall I do?

    4. Trust us, we understand your pain. Unless you have the skill and patience, you'll be better off entering the title instead.

    Some bookstores may have the ISBNs printed on their stickers. Check for that before giving up.

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  5. I have shelves of books. What is the fastest way to add them all?
    6. Use the "add multiple" feature. You can add up to 8 books at once. Or use the "import" function.
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  7. Can I add a book without ISBN?
    8. Sure. First, do a title search to make sure the book has not already been added. Then, on the last page of search results, click "Don't see it here" link. You can then create a record for this book.
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  9. How can I categorize my books or create sub-lists?

    10. You can use tags. Learn more about tags

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  11. How do I keep some books on my shelf away from others' view?

    12. When you add a book, the default status is "private", which means no one other than you can see that book on your shelf.

    You can change this setting under My Shelf > Edit.

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  13. How do I make a book public?
    14. There are two ways:
    • Use the yellow box on the upper-left of your shelf. It allows to change the setting of multiple books at once
    • On your shelf, click "Edit" next to the book. Then choose "Let others see it on my shelf"
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  15. How do I see what my shelf looks like to others?

    16. Go to My Shelf > View as: visitor

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  17. How can I tell since when someone has been tracking my shelf?

    18. Place the cursor over that subscriber's name and you will see the subscription start date.

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  19. Why do I sometimes see less people than from last time?
    20. Under the aNobii logo is the location filter. The higher up you go, the more people you see.
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  21. Can I see who have recently visited my shelf?
    22. Sure! Go to My Shelf > Shelf Stats. Click on the "latest visitors" link
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  23. I see a shelf I like. How can I keep track of its updates?

    24. If you know the person, add as a friend. Otherwise, add as a neighbor. Either way, you will get to stay on top of future updates via RSS feeds.

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  25. I see a shelf I don't want to ever see again. What can I do?

    26. Choose "block", and this shelf will be filtered out for all purposes.

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  27. Would I would leave a trace when I visit other people's shelf?
    28. You get to choose. If you can choose to visit anonymously, you will not get to see who has visited your shelf. Fair deal.
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  29. Why are some names larger than others?

    30. The more similar the shelve is to yours, the larger the name.

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  31. What's the difference between friends and neighbors?
    32. Friends are people you know. Neighbors are people you don't know but you'd like to keep track of their updates anyway.
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  33. What is RSS?

    34. RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is an easy and automatic way to keep up-to-date on information from websites you like. Rather than you monitoring the websites for new information, all updates will be pushed to you.

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  35. Sounds good. How do I start?

    36. You need to have a RSS Reader which will display RSS "feeds" from your chosen websites on your computer. There are a number of free readers available.

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  37. Do I have to update the RSS link everytime I track a new shelf?

    38. No. This RSS link is customized for you specifically and will update itself according to your changes.

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  39. How do I recommend a book to a friend?

    40. You can see a "Tell a friend" link on every book's page or "Edit book entry."

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  41. In "Tell a friend", why are some contacts displayed in Italics?

    42. Those are the people you may not need to tell for one or more of the following reasons:

    • This person already has this book on shelf
    • You have already told this person about this book
    • This person is your subscriber and thus likely to have learnt about this book through your shelf
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  43. Where can I learn the basics of CSS?
    44. There are plenty of good sources on the web. Try this and this, or visit here for a complete reference of CSS properties.
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Troubleshooting

  1. I can't find an automated email I am expecting from aNobii.

    2. Check your "spam" folder. Sometimes an email may get mis-classified as spam.

    Most of the automated emails are sent within minutes of the request. In some rare occasions it make take longer.If you have waited more than a day, contact us at contact@anobii.com or with this form.

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  3. I don't see my city on the list. How can I add?
    4. Let us know your city and country. We'd be glad to add it back!
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