https://www.thestorygraph.com/
I'm also using this and it's really not bad.
There is still the need for a better Goodreads alternative
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#12WeRead (微信读书) by Tencent is the best reading app. I immediately turn to WeRead even if I have tons of reading history in Goodreads about 3-year ago. They introduce social aspects in the book you are reading, and you can see how other comments on the sentence you read. They also provide the insights on what book you reads, how much time you spent on this book, etc.
It's a great product in terms of functionality, but I choose privacy over convenience in this case because Tencent will track all sorts of things within the app. In addition, once you are used to reading on WeRead, you are also limited to the selection of censored content. I don't think many people are willing to subject their reading choices to the censors in China
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#14I don’t care about the social features so I just made my own that I use myself. But that way I get to make it work exactly how I want :)
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#15https://www.thestorygraph.com/
Looks nice, needs some kind of API so I can import my own data (which is not in GoodReads).
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#16here you go lol https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm It's part of fediverse. Open source, decentralized software
Unfortunately I can't recommend bookwyrm due to its license, which starts with:
> This is anti-capitalist software, released for free use by individuals and organizations that do not operate by capitalist principles.
I don't disagree with the politics here but surely it's hopeless as a legal document.
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#17It’s extremely hard to defeat “good enough”.
Goodreads has a one-button link to the Amazon listing, where I can read the first twenty-some pages. That's a "competitive moat", and it's a mile wide.
Browser extensions have also been made for Goodreads that ping my library's Overdive/Libby API for availability, and that's positively addictive!
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#18https://www.thestorygraph.com/
I’ve been using StoryGraph for a long time, since it was a PWA. It’s come a long way and the developer is great at listening to feedback and taking suggestion. Highly recommend it
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#19here you go lol https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm It's part of fediverse. Open source, decentralized software
Thanks for the pointer. Added to my social advertising bot.
What exactly is your "social advertising bot"? Is this a bot that makes contextual comments like the one you're replying to?
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#20And once again, as with any social media related site, the technical aspect is the smallest problem or hurdle to overcome rather than who's going to curate, who's going to moderate, etc. etc.
Everyone builds alternatives thinking it's like the freaking field of dreams...