Most books are a quick search away. Some aren’t: a zine from a fair, a family memoir, a proof copy, a book from a small press. You can still keep them in Kiveo, alongside everything else you read.
Add a custom book
- Search for the book as usual.
- If nothing matches, tap Create Custom Book under the results.
- Give the book its title. Most of the other fields are optional, so fill in what you know and leave the rest.
You can also start from Library: the add button at the top right, a book with a plus sign. On iOS 26, tap it. On iOS 18, press and hold it, then choose Add Custom Book.
iOS
For the cover, choose a picture from your photos. A photo of the book in your hands works well.
Once it’s in your library, a custom book works like any other book. You can put it on shelves, give it a status, time reading sessions with it and save quotes from it.
Tip
Not sure a book is missing? Try its title and the author’s name in search first. If nothing comes up, a custom book is the way in.
Good to know
Importing from Goodreads can create custom books too, for the books that don’t match anything in search. Custom covers sync over iCloud with the rest of your library.