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What book tracking websites/apps is everybody using? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 week ago by popcar2@programming.dev to c/books@lemmy.world

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Curious which book tracking apps everyone is using currently, and if there are any good ones I'm missing.

Personally, I started out with Goodreads, then moved onto Bookwyrm, then to TheStorygraph.

Goodreads is generally pretty good but I'm not a big fan of it being owned by Amazon (especially since I have beef with Amazon for closing BookDepository)
Bookwyrm is a Fediverse Goodreads alternative but I found the book catalogue was lacking, many books often didn't have covers or descriptions or even had many duplicates.
Storygraph is what I'm using now, it's pretty rad. I love how it gives detailed stats on everything in your account, including graphs and charts of your reading habits. That said, its recommendation system is kinda lacking and keeps recommending me the same books again and again, and it's not as social as Goodreads.

Cheers.

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[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I tried to use that Fediverse book thing and couldn't figure it out. It was badly fragmented, not very good at searches, and had a UX that I can comfortably compare to getting my eyes scooped out by a spork.

I'd love to see a good site for tracking and sharing books.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 1 week ago

If you are open to non-opensource apps, take a look at LibraryThing