F**k Amazon : books

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

I'm a simple boy I see Matt Parker, I hit like

[–] SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I want to recommend Openreads app as well. FOSS.

https://github.com/mateusz-bak/openreads

[–] b72@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

This looks good, and I really like the clean look of the app.

I ditched Goodreads about a year ago and am currently using StoryGraph, but I'm interested in a truly FOSS app with no account necessary. It looks as though the .csv export from StoryGraph has different parameters than Openreads and Goodreads, and would need a bit of tinkering to allow the import into Openreads. I see that Openreads explicity allows Goodreads and Bookwyrm import but not StoryGraph.

[–] Karl@programming.dev 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don't even know why people use goodreads when the storygraph is so much better.

[–] some_random_nick@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

I use goodreads to read reviews since they are plenty and longer. But I give ratings and track my progress only on StoryGraph.

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I heard the social aspect of the storygraph is not very well built out. And maybe not even wanted by the builders?

[–] Karl@programming.dev 6 points 5 days ago

You're probably right. I don't use these apps for anything other than tracking my own reading. So I haven't compared the social aspect.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 5 days ago

Does anyone have a review or thoughts on all these different trackers? I started switching to StoryGraph but new ones keep popping up and I don't want to have to try them all.

(StoryGraph, bookwyrm, hardcover, open reads, library thing, others)

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 6 points 5 days ago

I love Storygraph. It's so polished, with interesting features. It just needs the ability to merge duplicate books.

[–] bour@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What about library thing? I think it's also a good alternative to goodread.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I've been using it for a few years now, and I really like it, but it does take some getting used to.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is it ok to mention Z-Library? I use Z-Library and it works great for me.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How is the cataloguing experience?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Terrible.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then why recommend it?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because it’s free and has every book I’ve ever wanted to read, in every possible format, and in a variety of languages.

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But this post is about book tracking apps, not places to get books.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

My mistake.

[+] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

So, I get why people are recommending alternative ways of getting books (Amazon is in the title), but this post is about GoodReads, which is book tracker, not a book store.

[–] DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago

I've never bought a single book from Amazon. When I had a kindle, they offered Darwin's boom for free and I got it, that's about it.

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