Guide

How to Share a "Shelfie" of Your Bookshelf, On Your Terms

Your bookshelf says a lot about you. Share it when you want, keep it private when you don't. This is how Covershare works in oobookoo, where every social feature is opt-in.

The oobookoo Team · June 13, 2026

A bookshelf is a kind of self-portrait. Sharing one should feel like showing a friend around your shelves, not like broadcasting to a feed you can't see. That's what Covershare is for.

Step 1: Build the shelf worth sharing

A good Shelfie starts with a catalogued library, so the covers are real and current. Add your books by scanning, by barcode, or by hand, and your shelf fills in with the actual editions you own.

Step 2: Create your Shelfie

When you're ready, use Covershare to turn your library into a shareable Shelfie: an arrangement of your covers you can send to a friend or post wherever you like.

Step 3: Share only if you want to

This is the part that matters. Social features in oobookoo are always opt-in. Nothing about your library is public unless you decide to share it. There's no follower count, no feed surfacing your reading to strangers. You choose the moment, the audience, and what to show.

Why opt-in by default

Plenty of apps make sharing the default and privacy the chore. We do the opposite. Your shelf stays private until you turn a Shelfie outward, because showing your books should be a choice you make rather than a setting you have to remember to switch off.

Build your shelf, make a Shelfie, share it or don't. Covershare is free in oobookoo. oobookoo is free to start.

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