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title: How the demo works on Your Book Nest
Metadescription: How the instant demo works in Your Book Nest - try a live seeded library with no sign-up, keep it by claiming it with an email and password.
Display description: 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.
author: Dan Edwards
author_role: Founder
author_url: https://danedwardsdeveloper.com
author_linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-edwards-developer
published: 2026-07-04
---

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# How the demo works on Your Book Nest

By **[Dan Edwards](https://yourbooknest.com/contact)**, Founder.

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.

## Q&A

**Q: Do I need to sign up to try Your Book Nest?**
A: No. The home page is a live demo library. You only add an email and password when you want to keep what you have built.

**Q: Will I lose my demo library?**
A: A demo you haven't claimed lives in your browser, so it won't follow you to another device. Claiming it with an email and password makes it a real account you can sign into anywhere.

**Q: Does claiming my library cost anything?**
A: No. A claimed library sits on the free tier, with no card required. Upgrading is a separate, later decision.