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Feeee23@lemmy.world to Books@lemmy.ml · 29 days ago

F**k Amazon

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F**k Amazon

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Feeee23@lemmy.world to Books@lemmy.ml · 29 days ago
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  • SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee
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    29 days ago

    I want to recommend Openreads app as well. FOSS.

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

    • Brian (he/him)@lemmy.ml
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      29 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
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    I don’t even know why people use goodreads when the storygraph is so much better.

    • some_random_nick@lemmy.world
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      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
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      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
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        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.

  • swelter_spark@reddthat.com
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    I love Storygraph. It’s so polished, with interesting features. It just needs the ability to merge duplicate books.

  • Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org
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    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)

  • bour@lemmy.ml
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    What about library thing? I think it’s also a good alternative to goodread.

    • bramkaandorp@lemmy.world
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      28 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.

  • slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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    27 days ago

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

  • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

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

    • bramkaandorp@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      How is the cataloguing experience?

      • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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        27 days ago

        Terrible.

        • bramkaandorp@lemmy.world
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          27 days ago

          Then why recommend it?

          • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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            27 days ago

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

              • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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                26 days ago

                My mistake.

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    deleted by creator

    • bramkaandorp@lemmy.world
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      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
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    28 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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