# How to track book purchases and money spent

> Keep a record of book purchases, prices and stores, then see how your spending adds up in Bookrise Insights.

Source: https://bookrise.app/help/purchases-and-money-spent/ · Updated 2026-10-27

Keep the details of a bookshop find or an online order alongside the book itself. Record what you paid and where you bought it, then see how your purchases add up in **Insights**.

## Add a purchase to a book

1. Add a book, or open one you already have and tap **Edit**.
2. In the **Book Status** section, set **Ownership Status** to **Owned**. A **Purchase** section appears below it.
3. Tap **Price** and type what you paid.
4. Check **Currency**, which appears after you enter a price. It starts with your device's currency; tap it if you need another.
5. Add the **Purchase Date** if you know it.
6. Enter the **Store**, or choose one you've used before. Tap **New Store…** to add another.
7. Add a **Note** if you like, then tap the checkmark to save the book.

![Edit Book with Ownership Status set to Owned and the Purchase section with price, currency, date and store](https://bookrise.app/_astro/book-events--edit-purchase.CckleUmK_oi7al.webp)

The purchase appears as **Bought** in the book's **History**. To change it later, edit the book's **Purchase** details. To remove it, clear those details and save.

## Record more purchases and sales

The **Purchase** section shows the book's latest purchase. Use **History** to record another purchase or a sale:

1. Open the book's page and scroll to **History**.
2. Tap **Add Event**, then choose **Bought** or **Sold** under **Event**.
3. Fill in the **Date**, **Price**, **Currency**, and **Store** or **Sold To**.
4. Tap the checkmark to save.

![A Bought event with the date, price, currency and store](https://bookrise.app/_astro/book-events--purchase-event.Bm710QqO_ZrvmrC.webp)

Recording a sale changes the book's **Ownership Status** to **Not Owned**. You can also use History for gifts and loans. [Learn about books you borrow or lend](/help/borrowed-and-lent-books/).

## See what you've spent

1. Tap **Insights** in the tab bar.
2. Scroll below **Statistics** to the **Money Spent** card.
3. Tap the card to open the **Money Spent** page.

The card appears once you've recorded a price for at least one purchase. It shows **This Month**, **This Year**, **All Time** and **Average per Book** at a glance.

![Insights with the Money Spent card showing this month, this year, all time and the average per book](https://bookrise.app/_astro/book-events--money-spent-card.Csx9cKoW_Z1Usocb.webp)

On the **Money Spent** page, switch between **This Year** and **All Time**:

- **Total Spent**: see the total, the number of books and the average cost per book.
- **Spending**: look back month by month for this year, or year by year for all time.
- **Most Expensive** and **Cheapest**: revisit the books at either end of your spending. Tap one to open it.
- **Top Stores**: see up to five stores, how many books you bought at each and what you spent there.

![The Money Spent page with the total spent, the monthly spending chart, the most expensive and cheapest books, and Top Stores (1/2)](https://bookrise.app/_astro/book-events--money-spent.86dx-6ou_MUSKf.webp)

![The Money Spent page with the total spent, the monthly spending chart, the most expensive and cheapest books, and Top Stores (2/2)](https://bookrise.app/_astro/book-events--money-spent-lower.D3h5nNr5_2eSDWy.webp)

## What counts toward Money Spent

**Money Spent** tracks purchases, rather than the current value of your books:

- Only **Bought** events with a price count. Gifts and loans don't add to your spending, and selling a book doesn't reduce the total.
- A purchase without a date counts toward **All Time**, but not a particular month or year.
- Each currency has its own total. The chart, **Most Expensive**, **Cheapest** and the order of **Top Stores** use a single currency, either your device's or the one you've spent the most in.

## Purchases in imports and exports

When you [import your library from a CSV file](/help/import-your-library/), match the relevant columns to **Purchase Price**, **Purchase Date**, **Store** and **Purchase Note**. For books imported as owned, Bookrise saves those details as a purchase.

When you [export your library](/help/export-your-library/), the file includes each book's latest purchase.

## FAQ

### Do I have to enter a purchase date?

No. If you don't know the date, you can leave it out. The purchase still counts toward All Time, but won't appear in This Month or This Year.

### Can I record prices in different currencies?

Yes. Each purchase keeps the currency you chose, with separate totals for each currency. Charts and rankings use a single currency, either your device's or the one you've spent the most in.

### Why can't I see the Money Spent card?

The card appears in Insights once you've recorded a price for at least one purchase. You'll find it below Statistics.