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How the demo works on Your Book Nest

The home page is a live library seeded with example data - no sign-up, no email. Your first change makes it yours, and claiming it with an email and password keeps it.
Saturday, 4 July 2026
Title card reading "How the demo works" over a row of pale library books

There is no "book a demo" and no trial form. The home page is the working app, already stocked with an example library, and everything is clickable the moment you arrive.

How do I try Your Book Nest?

Open the home page. You are in a seeded library with items, patrons and loans already in place, so every screen shows what it looks like in use. Browse the catalogue, open a patron, look at the loans list - reading around costs nothing and changes nothing.

What happens when I make my first change?

The library becomes yours. The first edit you make - adding an item, checking a book out, renaming the library - claims a fresh copy of the demo library, example data and all, and from then on every change you make is saved to your own library. No account is needed for any of this.

How do I keep my library?

Claim it with an email address and a password. That turns the browser-session demo into a real account you can sign back into from anywhere, and it stays on the free tier - claiming costs nothing and needs no card. Until you claim it, the library lives in your browser, so claim before you switch devices or clear your cookies.

How do I clear out the example data?

When you are ready to enter your real collection, reset the library from Settings. That empties the example items, patrons and loans and leaves you a clean library with your settings intact.

How Your Book Nest handles the demo

The home page is a live seeded library. Reading changes nothing; your first edit claims the library as yours; an email and password make it a permanent free account. Reset from Settings when the example data has done its job.

Your Book Nest pricing

Free for up to 100 items. After that it is $60/year flat - one fee for the whole library, no per-volunteer charge and no cut of anything.

  • Unlimited copies and loans
  • A sign-in for every volunteer
  • No MARC and no Dewey
  • Patrons are just names - no sign-ups to chase, no public catalogue to moderate

No card to start. No contract. Cancel anytime.

Try Your Book Nest now

No sign-up and no demo to book. Just open the demo and start adding books, patrons and loans, with sample data already in place.