From Bookstats to Niovela: your library comes with you
Bookstats is shutting down. Niovela reads the Bookstats export directly, both the CSV file from the app and the Excel file (XLSX) from the website. Your reading status, finish dates, ratings and page counts come across in a few minutes, free, and without creating an account first.
Free · No account needed · iPhone, Android and web
What comes across, and what does not
Written down exactly, so nothing surprises you.
Reading status
Gelesen, Ungelesen, Am lesen and Abgebrochen become Read, Pending, Reading and Abandoned. Pausiert becomes Reading: started, and not given up.
Finish date and date received
Leseende becomes the date you read it, Erhalten am the date the book joined your library. Read books without a finish date count under “All time” in your stats, but in no particular year. You do not have to add dates.
Ratings and pages
Your Bewertung and the Seitenanzahl come across. If the page count is missing, Niovela takes it from the catalog.
What stays behind
Lesebeginn, Notizen, genre, category, price, format and Erhalten als are not imported. Niovela takes genres from the catalog.
From Bookstats to Niovela in 4 steps
Easiest on a computer, in the browser, while Bookstats is still running.
Export your library from Bookstats
In the Bookstats app as a CSV file, or from your online account on bookstats.de as an Excel file (XLSX). Both have the same columns and Niovela reads both. Save the file before Bookstats switches off.
Open Niovela and go to Settings
Open Niovela in your browser or in the app for iPhone or Android. No account needed. Tap your profile, then Settings → Import from Goodreads or StoryGraph. Despite the name, the same button reads Bookstats.
Choose the file
Niovela recognises a Bookstats export from its columns, even when e-books have no ISBN. Before anything happens, you see how many books it found and how many it can bring across.
Start the import and check the result
Books with an ISBN are looked up in the catalog and get their cover and edition. Books without one come in with title and author and are filled in when you open them. At the end you see what came across, what was already there and what could not be imported.
What you get once it is in
The reason to move, not just the mechanics of moving.
Free, with no paid tier
No subscription, no locked stats. Everything Niovela does, it does for everyone.
Stats across all your years
Pages, genres, favorite authors, ratings, reading days and a yearly goal, from your own history.
Private by default
Your library lives on your device. You only need an account to sync between devices.
Export whenever you want
Settings → Export history gives you your whole library as JSON or CSV. Leaving should be as easy as arriving.
Frequently asked questions
Which Bookstats file do I need?
Either one: the CSV file from the Bookstats app or the Excel file (XLSX) from your online account on bookstats.de. Niovela recognises both on its own.
Is importing free?
Yes. The import is free, Niovela is free, and you do not need an account: your library is saved on your device.
Why does the menu say “Goodreads or StoryGraph”?
Because the same button reads every format: Goodreads, StoryGraph, Bookstats and lists with ISBNs. Niovela recognises the format from the columns.
What happens to books without an ISBN?
They come in with title and author. Niovela fills in the cover and edition when you open the book.
My read books have no finish date. Do I need to add one?
No. They count under “All time” in your stats, but in no particular year. If you add a date to a book, it counts in that year from then on.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes, in the app for iPhone and Android, in the current version. For a big library the browser on a computer is the easiest, because the file is usually already there.
Can I get my data back out of Niovela?
Yes, at any time: Settings → Export history gives you the whole library as JSON or CSV.
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