Your Sọna library is your personal reading space. Everything you have purchased, received as a gift, or been given as an eARC lives here. This guide covers how to navigate it, organise your books, and track your reading progress.
Getting to Your Library
- On the website: Click the Library icon in the navigation bar, or go to readsona.com/library
- On the app: Tap the bookshelf icon at the bottom of the screen
The Three Tabs
Your library is split into three sections:
All Books
Every book in your library. Use the filter dropdown to narrow down:
- All Books: everything
- Purchased: books you have bought
- eARCs: advance copies you have been invited to read (only shown if you have any)
- Reading: books you are currently in the middle of
- Finished: books you have completed
You can also search within your library by title or author name.
Collections
Create custom shelves to organise your books however you like: by mood, genre, reading list, whatever works for you.
- Tap New Collection to create one
- Give it a name and add books to it
- Rename or delete collections at any time
Wishlist
Books you have saved but not yet purchased. Tap the heart icon on any book page to add it to your wishlist. Come back to it whenever you are ready to buy.
Reading Progress
Sọna tracks where you are in every book automatically.
- Books you have started show a progress percentage under the cover
- Books you have not opened yet show a New badge (for the first 14 days after you add them)
- Books you have finished show a Finished label
When you open a book, you pick up exactly where you left off, whether you are on the app or the website.
Reading Goals and Stats
From your library, you can see your reading stats at a glance:
- Daily Goal: How many minutes have you read today vs. your target
- Yearly Goal: How many books have you finished this year vs. your target
- Reading Streak: How many consecutive days have you read
- Longest Streak: Your personal record
To update your goals, tap the reading arc on your Library page.
Removing a Book From Your Library
If you want to tidy up your library, you can remove any book.
Hover over a book (on web) or long-press (on app) and tap the remove button. You will be asked to confirm before the book is removed.
Removing a book does not delete your purchase. Your purchase record is saved permanently. If you want the book back later, you can restore it. See the guide: How to Restore a Book You Removed.
Web vs. App: Reading Features
Most reading features are available on both the web and the app. A few things differ:
| Feature | Web | App |
|---|---|---|
| Read Books | Yes | Yes |
| App-only Books | No | Yes |
| Theme (light/sepia/dark/black) | Yes | Yes |
| Font Size Adjustment | Yes | Yes |
| Reading Progress Sync | Yes | Yes |
| Highlights | Yes | No |
| Notes | No | Yes |
| Reading Goals Tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Offline Reading | No | Yes |
App-only Books: Some authors choose to make their books available only in the Sọna app. If you try to open one of these on the website, you will see a prompt to open the app instead.
Go to your library, readsona.com/library, or open the app and tap the bookshelf icon.
Related Posts
- How to Read on Sọna: reading in the browser and the mobile app
- How to Restore a Book on Sọna: recovering a book you can no longer find
- Sọna Web vs App: What's the Difference?: feature comparison between the web and mobile experience