Also a Storygraph user. And I'll add in praise for their migration tool that carried over my Goodreads data so I didn't lose my history nor my to-read list.
I’ve been using Storygraph for a couple of years now and love it. The only feature it’s missing for me that Goodreads has (although its implementation is awkward anyway) is the ability to add a note to a book you haven’t started yet.
My workaround for now is a tagging system with friends names like #recommendation #recommendation-amy and if I want some more detailed info, I made a custom shortcut to transform a Storygraph share URL into a note in my book notes folder in Obsidian.
I’ve been using Hardcover. Still very much a WIP and community is still pretty small but it seems very promising with a public api and ambitions to open source.
Disregarding that you completely fail to understand OP’s question; physical books suck. We used then until a few decades ago because we didn’t have anything better now we do. It’s called an e-reader and it’s superior to dead tree books in every single way.
Can’t say I agree with you. Call me old fashioned but I like having the physical book. It lends a vibe to the experience that e-readers bypass simply by being digital.
The user-experience of physical books is pretty bad. They are bulky and heavy, unlike an e-reader you can’t keep 1000+ books in your coat pocket. You need an external light source, which limits where and when you can read. If you want to read a new book you have to go to a physical store or library (both have extremely limited selections due to the aforementioned bulkiness) or you have to order online which takes at least a day for delivery. With an e-reader I can pick a book and start reading it 10 seconds later without even leaving the comfort of my bed.
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i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk · 42 pts · 1y
Bookwyrm if you want something Fediverse.
Storygraph I think is the other popular one (I've not used it)
y0y0ma@lemmy.sdf.org · 12 pts · 1y
I have been using TheStorygraph and I am amazed by the quality of some of the recommendations.
Vanth@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 1y
Also a Storygraph user. And I'll add in praise for their migration tool that carried over my Goodreads data so I didn't lose my history nor my to-read list.
TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
I’ve been using Storygraph for a couple of years now and love it. The only feature it’s missing for me that Goodreads has (although its implementation is awkward anyway) is the ability to add a note to a book you haven’t started yet.
My workaround for now is a tagging system with friends names like #recommendation #recommendation-amy and if I want some more detailed info, I made a custom shortcut to transform a Storygraph share URL into a note in my book notes folder in Obsidian.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 22 pts · 1y
Bookwyrm on the Fediverse ?
https://bookwyrm.social/
illi@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 1y
In case you use it for tracking what you've read and what you would like to read - OpenReads
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y
I had no idea this existed! This is awesome!
brandon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I’ve been using Hardcover. Still very much a WIP and community is still pretty small but it seems very promising with a public api and ambitions to open source.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Well, they let me order my lists (and actually display the order). That's good.
No way to bulk add books to a list? Not so good.
Worth keeping an eye on, though.
solrize@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
If you mean a shared server for book comments, Open Library (openlibrary.org) was supposed to be that, though it never gained so much popularity.
EleventhHour@lemmy.world · -47 pts · 1y
master_of_unlocking@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y
Maybe look up Goodreads before coming in and making a condescending comment. Hint: it’s not an e-reader.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 1y
They could have destroyed me... by just saying "book clubs" but alas, they don't keep up with the times, apparently not even Victorian era...
simple@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 1y
missingno@fedia.io · 18 pts · 1y
You should probably double check whether you even understood OP's question before acting smug and condescending.
BorgDrone@lemmy.one · 7 pts · 1y
Disregarding that you completely fail to understand OP’s question; physical books suck. We used then until a few decades ago because we didn’t have anything better now we do. It’s called an e-reader and it’s superior to dead tree books in every single way.
proudblond@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Can’t say I agree with you. Call me old fashioned but I like having the physical book. It lends a vibe to the experience that e-readers bypass simply by being digital.
BorgDrone@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 1y
The user-experience of physical books is pretty bad. They are bulky and heavy, unlike an e-reader you can’t keep 1000+ books in your coat pocket. You need an external light source, which limits where and when you can read. If you want to read a new book you have to go to a physical store or library (both have extremely limited selections due to the aforementioned bulkiness) or you have to order online which takes at least a day for delivery. With an e-reader I can pick a book and start reading it 10 seconds later without even leaving the comfort of my bed.
Then there’s small things like full text search.
tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
It's not as uniform as an ereader's illumination, but book lights are a thing.
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Book-Lights/zgbs/hi/1063290
I'm with you on the search and bulkiness, though.
can@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Tagging system helps once again