Import Library

Switching from Goodreads or StoryGraph? Bookworm can import your entire reading history from either platform in minutes.

Exporting from Goodreads

1. Go to goodreads.com and sign in.
2. Open My Books → Import and Export (in the left sidebar).
3. Click Export Library.
4. Download the generated goodreads_library_export.csv file.

Exporting from StoryGraph

1. Go to app.thestorygraph.com and sign in.
2. Open your Profile → Import/Export.
3. Click Export your data.
4. Download the CSV file.

Importing into Bookworm

Web

1. Go to Settings → General tab.
2. Find the Import Library section.
3. Select your source: Goodreads or StoryGraph.
4. Click Choose CSV File and select the downloaded file.
5. Click Import.

Mobile

1. Open the Profile tab.
2. Find the Import Library section.
3. Select your source: Goodreads or StoryGraph.
4. Tap Choose CSV File to pick the file from your device.

What Gets Imported

Bookworm imports the following from your CSV:

• Book title and author
• ISBN (used to match against existing books in the Bookworm database)
• Reading status (Want to Read, Currently Reading, Finished, Did Not Finish)
• Your rating (1–5 stars)
• Date finished (for finished books)
• Page count (used when creating new books)

How Matching Works

For each row in your CSV:

1. Bookworm first checks if the book exists by ISBN — exact match.
2. If no ISBN, it searches by title + author (case-insensitive).
3. If found → the book is matched (no duplicate created).
4. If not found → the book is created in the Bookworm database.

After matching or creating, Bookworm adds the book to your library with the imported status and rating.

Note

If a book is already in your Bookworm library (reading progress exists), it is skipped to avoid overwriting your current progress.

Import Summary

After the import completes, Bookworm shows a summary:

• Imported — books successfully added to your library
• Matched — books that already existed in Bookworm’s database
• Created — new books added to Bookworm
• Skipped — books already in your library or rows with missing data
• Errors — rows that couldn’t be processed (shown as a count)

Free vs Premium Limits

Plan	Import limit
Free	Up to 100 books per import
Premium	Unlimited

Tip

Even on the free plan, you can run multiple imports to bring in more than 100 books — just split your CSV or import in batches.