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submitted 1 year ago by Vilna@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

Hy,

There exists an alternative to Goodreads on a opensource basis or similar?

Thanks.

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[-] fireshaper@social.belowland.com 69 points 1 year ago

BookWyrm is the federated alternative to GoodReads.

[-] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I just spent last night migrating off goodreads and moving my lists out of libby, and there are definitely still some rough edges, but it'll get you there.

[-] mintiefresh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Is there an android app for it?

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Do you lose everything if you lose you instance, like you would with Lemmy?

[-] antonim@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bookwyrm is open-source, works similarly to Lemmy (i.e. is a federated platform). Storygraph and LibraryThing are also popular alternatives, but IIRC they're both closed source.

Personally I think just creating a spreadsheet file with your reading data is better. (In LibreOffice, of course.)

[-] Yuper@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

StoryGraph is great too.

[-] simple@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

If you want a social platform then Bookwyrm is the way to go. If you just want to track your books and ratings you may enjoy OpenLibrary, that website also allows you to legally borrow books and read them for free which is really cool.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I use Storygraph and have just signed up to Hardcover, which is new but has a good recommendations system: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hardcover.app

[-] shaolin_shrimp@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago
[-] Vilna@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'll give a try. Thanks to share

[-] bobotron@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I'm guessing there's no alternative to Libby for voting borrowing books and delivering to your Kindle either right?

[-] jecxjo@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Libby is a service selected by your library so you can't really choose something else cuz it's not your decision.

[-] EfficaciousSkink@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My library also has Hoopla, maybe yours does as well?

[-] dunning_cougar@waveform.social -2 points 1 year ago

Try the literature board on 4chan especially some of the resources in the pinned posts at the top for some good recommendations. Not exactly like Goodreads but some good reading ideas from the community.

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