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Subject: Sharing or exporting our "Book Lists"
Date Posted: 1/1/2024 1:56 PM ET
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Is there a way to do this?  I find no instructions.  My friends have been exporting their 'Books Read' lists from GoodReads, and I'd like to join them.  However, I don't keep a good list of anything on goodreads, figuring here is enough.  I don't really want to copy and paste 68 items.

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Date Posted: 1/1/2024 8:13 PM ET
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At the top right of the list there is a download button. This will download a CSV file of the book list. The list can be opened in excel. It has title, author and the ISBNs. 

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Date Posted: 1/1/2024 8:45 PM ET
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Thank you so much!

Unfortunately,  I don't have excel.

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Date Posted: 1/1/2024 11:41 PM ET
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I looked up how else you can open it. You may be able to use google 'sheets' or just the notepad app on your computer.

That way at least you have the text instead of having to type it all out. And you only might need to format it a bit. Or email the CSV to someone who can pdf it for you.

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Date Posted: 1/2/2024 9:23 AM ET
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You can also use LibreOffice, which has an Excel-like app, and is free to download and use.

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Date Posted: 1/2/2024 10:36 AM ET
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Oh!  Thank you.  I use LibreOffice. 

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Date Posted: 1/2/2024 10:38 AM ET
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Thanks for your input, Linda.