Everything stays on this computer. There are no accounts, no cookies and no tracking, and nothing you enter is ever sent to me.
What's saved, and where
- Your collection (your books, tags and categories) is saved in this web browser on this computer, so it's there the next time you open the tool.
- Your printable lists are never saved. That includes any notes and call numbers you add. Close the tab or reload the page and they're gone.
- What you type isn't remembered. Your browser won't save or refill what you type into the tool's search and note boxes.
Who can see your collection
- Anyone signed in to this computer as you, using the same browser. If your desk shares one sign-in, that includes everyone at the desk.
- Not colleagues with their own sign-in. They get their own separate collection.
- Not a different browser on the same computer, such as Edge instead of Chrome.
- Not me, and not anyone on another computer.
Removing your data from this computer
You don't need to clear your browsing history. It only shows that you visited this site. When you're done, close the tab. That clears your printable list and anything you typed.
To remove your collection, first save a copy if you want to keep it (Settings → Import / export collection → Export as CSV). Then choose one:
- Quick: Settings → Clear all my tagged books. This deletes your books and resets your tags to the starting set.
- Complete: in your browser's settings, delete this website's saved data. Browsers usually list it under “cookies and site data,” even though this tool doesn't use cookies.
On a shared computer, keep track of your CSV files. Exported files usually go to the Downloads folder, where anyone who uses the same sign-in can open them. Move them to your own storage, such as a network drive or USB stick, and delete the copy in Downloads.
Outside sites this page contacts
- Open Library (run by the Internet Archive) receives your searches and your IP address when you look up a book or load a cover.
- Cover links load from whatever site they point to. A cover link in someone else's CSV can tell that site when your collection was viewed, so only import files from colleagues you trust.
Support reminders
Twice a year, for one week in May and one week in November, a small note asking for support appears in the Import / export windows. To avoid showing it to you repeatedly, your browser saves the date it last appeared. Nothing about you is recorded or sent anywhere. Contributions are optional, go through Buy Me a Coffee, and aren't tax-deductible. The Buy me a coffee link at the bottom of the page is always there if you'd like to give at another time.
More Reads, Please is built and maintained by one person. Support helps cover the domain, hosting and improvements.
Keep a backup
Your browser can erase your collection without warning. Many shared computers clear saved data when you sign out, and some browsers (Safari included) may remove it after a stretch without visits or when you clear your history. Export a CSV from Settings regularly. The same file lets you move your collection to another computer with Import from CSV.
No warranty
More Reads, Please is a free tool provided as-is, without any warranty. You're responsible for keeping backups of your collection.
About this tool
I built More Reads, Please for a friend who works in public libraries. I spent a little over seven years as a librarian before moving into product design. AI helped with the code, but the ideas and design decisions came from that experience and from feedback. The tool itself uses no AI: nothing you search, tag or type is sent to an AI service.
Have an idea or found a problem? Send feedback. I read everything, and suggestions from librarians shape what gets improved next.