Guide · migration
Leave the blue list. Keep the audience.
You don’t need a big-bang launch. Run both for a week, then flip the bio URL when the shelf looks like you.
Switching from Linktree to Bookshelves means claiming a free shelf URL, importing or adding your books, attaching buy links, and replacing the Instagram/TikTok bio URL — usually in under 30 minutes for book-focused creators.
Free forever · No credit card · Live in under 10 minutes
- Under 30 min
- Soft switch option
- Free to start
Last updated: July 29, 2026 · Also live as Booktree (booktree.xyz)
Migration anxiety is normal. Data loss isn’t.
Your followers live on TikTok and Instagram. The bio link is a door. You’re swapping the room behind the door — not the house.
30-minute migration
Soft switch for the cautious. Hard switch for the decisive.
- 01
Claim + import
Username + Goodreads CSV or your top 20 covers from the last month of content.
- 02
Buy links on the hits
Affiliate tags on the titles you rec most. Skip the long tail for day one.
- 03
Soft switch (recommended)
Bookshelves becomes link #1 inside Linktree for 7 days. Watch taps. Fix anything weird.
- 04
Hard switch
Bio = bookshelves.me/you only. Update QR stickers the next time you reprint — not at 2am.
What “done” looks like
BookToker
Before
Linktree with Amazon, Goodreads, email, Discord, and three dead links.
After
Haul + TBR + favorites shelves. Newsletter block. Same URL in every sticker.
Author
Before
Linktree pointing at a half-built site and a Shopify that confuses series order.
After
Series-order shelf + buy links + email. Optional Author domain later.
Questions? Answered.
- Will I lose followers if I change my bio link?
- No. Followers stay on TikTok/Instagram. You’re only changing where the bio button goes. Use a memorable username and announce the new shelf in a post if you want a soft landing.
- Can I keep Linktree and Bookshelves?
- Yes. Put Bookshelves as the top link in Linktree for a week, then replace the bio entirely once you’re happy with the shelf.
Your shelf. One link.
bookshelves.me/you — free to start. Live before your next post.