Getting Started

Adding Titles to the Reading and History Lists

Add a Title to the Reading List

Use the reading list to keep track of titles you're currently reading through timed reading sessions.

  1. When on "Log", tap + (top right) to add a new title.
  2. Tap Add to Reading
  3. Choose how you would like to enter the title's information. We suggest always trying Scan Title ISBN first. It will use your phone's camera to scan the title's ISBN barcode. On a successful scan, the title name, author, and last page will be automatically filled in. If the title isn't found through the ISBN scan, you can enter the title's information manually with Enter Title Info.

Tracking Progress

By default, "Track Progress" is turned on. Tracking progress is a helpful feature that provides you with visual indications of your progress as you log reading sessions. After you log your first session, you'll see a colored bar under the title on "Log". This bar indicates your progress for that title. The "Progress" row on a title's detailed view shows a numerical percentage. You can get to a title's detailed view by tapping a title from "Log".

Note on Last Page when Scanning a Title's ISBN

For the ISBN scanner, Beanstack Tracker pulls a title's information from the Google Books API. We've found that the last page data we pull in from the API in isn't always accurate, so we recommend double checking to make sure it's correct.

  1. Tap Save

Add a Title to the History List

Use the history list keep a record of titles you've read. It's also a good place to keep books that were in your reading list, but you're taking a break from.

  1. When on Log, tap + (top right) to add a new title.
  2. Tap Add to History
  3. Choose how you would like to enter the title's information. We suggest always trying Scan Title ISBN first. It will use your phone's camera to scan the title's ISBN barcode. On a successful scan, the title name, author, and last page will be automatically filled in. If the title isn't found through the ISBN scan, you can enter the title's information manually with Enter Title Info.
  4. Toggle "Mark as Completed" if you would like to log as a completed title.
  5. Enter "First Page Read" and "Last Page Read" if you would like to log the number of pages read.
  6. Enter a date. This will be date of completion if you've toggled "Mark as Completed" on. If you want to keep track of how many titles you've completed over a certain period of time (i.e., how many titles you've completed in a year), try to be as accurate as possible with this date.
  7. Enter "Duration" if you would like to log time read.

Statistics

You can view totals for titles completed, pages read, time read, and more by tapping "Statistics" in the main navigation bottom bar.

  1. Tap Save. Note that Save won't be tappable until the Title and Date fields are entered.

Timing a Reading Session

  1. Tap a title from your reading list
  2. Tap Start a Reading Session
  3. If you have more than one profile under your account, select the readers you would like to track reading time for, then tap Start Timer.
  4. Tap Done when you're finished reading
  5. If "Track Progress" is turned on for the title, enter "Last Page Read". The Date and Duration of your reading session will be entered automatically.
  6. Tap Save