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John O'Keefe 3feb608d26 docs(user): two more code-grounding fixes from the verification sweep
- sync-guide matching ladder was missing rung 8: Title only at 0.3
  confidence, last-resort after title+author+size (book_matching.go
  priorities 1-8, file-path priority handled at the API layer).
- library-browsing said the sort dropdown had 'more' options than it
  does: exactly five (Title A-Z/Z-A, Author A-Z, Date Added, Page
  Count).

Sweep results, all verified against source: themes.md 24+13=37 exact
(web/src/theme.ts union), reader-guide claims (corner zones, selection
copy, comics annotations disabled - bookmarks only) present in
web/src/reader/reader.ts, android-app.md strings (local-network
permission, login error table) in bookhoard-app source, calibre
dc:title/calibre:series parsing in media_scanner_calibre fixtures.
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# Browsing your library
Everything starts from the **All Books** page: every book you can see in the
current library, as a wall of covers. From there you narrow, sort, and open.
## The All Books toolbar
- The **search box** finds titles, authors, and more as you type
- The **Sort** dropdown orders the wall: **Title (A-Z)**, **Title (Z-A)**,
**Author (A-Z)**, **Date Added**, or **Page Count**
- The **Filters** button opens the filter drawer — authors, tags, series,
progress, and every other field (the full how-to lives in
[Filters — the complete guide](filters/index.md); this page sticks to
browsing)
- **Save**, **Load**, and **Clear** manage your saved filters: capture the
current drawer state under a name, re-apply it any time, and delete ones
you no longer want. Saved filters are private to your account.
Saved filters pair naturally with [smart collections](collections.md): a
filter answers "what matches right now?", a smart collection keeps matching
forever.
## Opening a book
Click any cover to open the book's detail page — description, files, your
progress, actions to read or listen, and the places to edit metadata or fix
what a scan guessed wrong. The detail page is the hub: series links,
reviews, bookmarks, and the edit modal all live there.
## Series
A book's detail page links to its **series page** — every book in that
series, in order, for the same library. Series are one of the fields the
filter drawer can match on too.
## Podcasts are separate
Podcast feeds and episodes live on the **Podcasts** page, not the book wall —
see [Podcasts](podcasts.md).
*Finding your way back:* **All Books** is the wall-of-covers page with the
**Filters** button; the same toolbar pattern is what you'll see on the
Podcasts page.