Organize & sort books in your library

To make it easier to find a book, you can organize the books in your library. ​

Organize your books in groups

Select multiple books at a time

1. Open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap and hold the first book you want to select.
4. Tap other books to add them to the selection.

Tip: Once you complete your selection of books, you can take the following actions in bulk:

• Add to shelf
• Download
• Remove download
• Mark as finished or not finished
• Add to Family Library or Remove from Family Library
• Permanently delete

Create a shelf

1. Open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library  Shelves  Create New.
3. To name your new shelf, tap the title. 
4. To save, tap Done .

Add books to a shelf

1. Open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap and hold the book you want to add to a shelf. Select more to add multiple books.
4. Tap Add to shelf.
5. Tap the desired shelf.

Tip: To add books to a shelf from the shelf directly, tap Add Books.

Remove a book from a shelf

1. Open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library.
3. Go to the shelf.
4. Tap and hold the book you want to remove.
5. Tap Remove from this shelf.

Filter books by genre, author, progress & more

Important: These filters are only available on Play Books app version 5.3 and up. 

1. Open the Google Play Books app  .
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap the filters that you want to apply.
4. Scroll to find the results.

Tip: To apply multiple filters quickly, tap Filters , select multiple filters, then tap Apply. This feature is only available on the Android Play Books app version 2023.04.17.00 and up.

Find books you haven't started

1. ​On your Android device, open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library.
3. Scroll through the filters and tap Progress. 
4. Tap Not started.

Find all the books in a series

1. On your Android device, open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library.
3. At the top, tap Series.

Tip: This list displays all the books in the series, not just the ones you own. You can filter by Ownership and tap Purchases to see the books you own.

Find a book or author with the alphabetical index

Important: This feature is only available on the Android Play Books app version 2023.04.17.00 and up.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap Filter view  Select List view.
4. Sort by Author or Title.
5. Use the index to scroll to a specific letter in the alphabet.

Tip: The index appears if you have more than 25 books available after you apply filters. When you sort by recent, the index doesn't appear.

Find pre-orders or upcoming books you’re interested in

You can display existing pre-orders, upcoming books from series you subscribe to, and books available for pre-order in your library. Learn more about pre-orders and series subscriptions.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Play Books app .
2. Tap Library Upcoming.