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Bookshelf (iOS)

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The bookshelf contains every publication imported or downloaded in Thorium Mobile. This is where you can browse and organize your content.

Grid and list views

Thorium Mobile defaults to a grid view, with larger covers displayed side by side.

An alternate view is also available: the list view, with one publication per line.

To switch between these two views:

  • Tap on … in the upper right corner
  • Tap on Grid or List at the top of the menu
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Thorium Mobile will automatically save your preferred option and use it the next time that you visit the Bookshelf.

Publication types

You can read and import four types of publications in Thorium Mobile:

  • Books
  • Audiobooks
  • Comics
  • Documents

You can filter your bookshelf based on this criteria as well:

  • Tap on the filter icon in the upper right corner
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  • Under Type, select the publication type that you’d like to see

On an iPad, these publication types are also available directly from the sidebar.

Please refer to Getting Started with Thorium Mobile if you’d like to learn how to use and customize the sidebar.

Reading status

The reading status of a publication impacts what’s displayed on the Homepage.

There are three different reading status:

  • Not Started Yet
  • Currently Reading
  • Finished

While browsing in the Bookshelf, you can filter publications based on this criteria:

  • Tap on the filter icon in the upper right corner
  • At the top of the menu, select a reading status

In addition to these reading status, an additional option is also available for Recently Added publications, which shows publications that were imported in the last 30 days.

On an iPad, these options are also available directly from the sidebar.

Please refer to Getting Started with Thorium Mobile if you’d like to learn how to use and customize the sidebar.

Interacting with a publication

To interact with a publication in the Bookshelf:

  • Tap and hold on the publication’s cover
  • Tap on the … action
  • Or use a left click if you have a trackpad or mouse connected to your device

This will display a menu with the following actions:

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  • Read
  • Listen (only available on EPUB files)
  • Mark as
    • Not Started
    • Finished
  • Contributors (to view the list of contributors and filter your bookshelf for one of them)
  • Series (only displayed if the publication belongs to a series)
  • Return (for loans exclusively)
  • Renew (for loans exclusively)
  • Share
  • Rename
  • Remove

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