Openreads is looking for funding for IOS development. (github.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago

They miss some critical features like tracking series and since they only offer integration with Open Library most of your books will have to be added manually.

Once https://www.librarything.com fixes their API, it would be nice to see an integration with Openreads.

[-] opulentocean@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

I guess the point is being open-source and integrating with open-source projects. Is this the case with LibraryThing? 🤔

[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

It's not, and it's run by a private for-profit corporation, but once they re-enable their API it doesn't really matter for the purpose of scraping the data. Open data is open data, and integration is just a hook, not part of the core functionality of the app.

[-] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

See https://github.com/mateusz-bak/openreads-android/issues/90#issuecomment-1722339001

Out of interest, how often do you find issues looking for books on OpenLibrary?

[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

I gave up on using any site for tracking books, they all either have partial functionality or limited database. These days, I just use SQLite database with a custom Python scraper that I turned into a basic website that offers everything I need.

But last time I checked Openreads, it missed 9 out of 10 books. That's 10% success rate.