Examples/Books
Your library
deserves better than a spreadsheet.
Titles, editions, condition, what you’ve read, what’s worth reading next — kept where they belong. No formulas. No more buying that one McCarthy twice.
Blood Meridian · Cormac McCarthy
One record. Everything that matters about the book, kept with the book.
PLATE 01 — 1ST/1STBlood Meridian · Cormac McCarthy
Snap · Drop · Or scan ISBN
Frame reads book covers and title pages — title, author, publisher, year, edition. Edit any field before saving; modern books work via ISBN scan, older first editions via cover OCR.
02 — Quick add
Snap the cover. Frame fills the rest.
Photograph a book and Frame reads the cover — title, author, publisher, year, edition statement. Confirm in two seconds; correct anything that’s off. ISBN scan works for modern books; cover OCR handles the pre-ISBN first editions that matter most.
- Reads edition statements and printing keys from the copyright page
- Captures publisher and year from the title page or spine
03 — Ask Frame
Ask your library anything. In plain English.
Talk to your shelf. Frame answers from your own data — edition, condition, read status, your ratings — and can act on what it finds. Pull a backlog list, build a reading queue, or generate an insurance export without writing a single formula.
- Filter by anything in your columns — edition, condition, read, rating, notes
- Turn answers into actions: reading queues, sell lists, exports
04 — Sharing
Showcase-ready links — read-only, no account needed.
Send a friend a link to your full library or a single shelf. They can browse, sort, and filter — but never edit. Hide values for a public showcase, show them for an insurance appraisal, expire the link when you want.
- Per-link visibility: values, conditions, storage location
- Revoke or expire any link instantly without affecting your data
Every book. Every field. One view.
Built for how books are actually tracked.
Books are tracked by what matters to readers and collectors at the same time. Title, author, year, and edition cover the identifying half — the part that determines value and lineage. Condition, read status, your rating, and notes cover the personal half — the part that determines whether it stays on the shelf, goes in the next box, or gets picked up tonight. The result is a catalog that’s useful for browsing your library and for proving its value when you need to.
Outcomes, not features.
- 01
Filter unread books and sort by rating to find what’s worth starting next
- 02
Surface first editions and signed copies for insurance documentation
- 03
Avoid buying a duplicate when a title catches your eye at a used shop
- 04
Export a public list so a friend can see what’s worth borrowing
- 05
Tag and lend books with a note for who has what — and when it’s due back
Common questions.
Can I import books from Goodreads or LibraryThing?+
Yes — Frame imports CSV exports from Goodreads, LibraryThing, and StoryGraph. Your shelves, read dates, and ratings come through. You then add edition, condition, and storage to make the records collector-grade.
Does Frame look up book values automatically?+
Frame pulls comparable-listing data from AbeBooks and Heritage for first editions and signed copies. Your est. value updates monthly and shows the source so you know where the number came from.
How does cover OCR work for old first editions without ISBNs?+
Frame reads the title page, copyright page, and edition statement directly. It recognizes printing keys (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 — first print), publisher imprints, and dust jacket states. You confirm in two seconds before saving.
Can I share my library publicly?+
Yes. Generate a read-only link for the whole library or a single shelf. Choose whether values, conditions, and storage are visible. Expire the link when you want.
Other collections worth tracking.
Start your books record.
Free to start. Every field, photo, and document organized where it belongs.