4 ms·

Typical plug anytime Goodreads is mentioned that Storygraph is trying to do similar and being actively developed. https://thestorygraph.com https://thestorygra

by selykg 3y ago

Typical plug anytime Goodreads is mentioned that Storygraph is trying to do similar and being actively developed. https://thestorygraph.com https://thestorygraph.com I still use Goodreads because it gives me notifications of new releases, but, aside from that Storygraph does the job well.

code-blooded 3y ago
Second this. Storygraph is great and has a ton potential. It just needs a bit more development put into it to match Goodreads minus the bad parts. I wish had the "plus" subscription tier set at $10/yr not $49/yr. I'd definitely donate that much, but $49 is a lot in majority of the world.
- soco 3y ago
  I only use them to keep a list of what I read with my own reviews. For Storygraph I need more taps so it's slightly behind (I tried the switch once).
innocenat 3y ago
Tried Storygraph once and it lacks Japanese books so I still stick with Goodreads unfortunately.
the__alchemist 3y ago
"Subscribe to our newsletter" was default unchecked on sign-up; love it.
jszymborski 3y ago
There is also BookWyrm if you're into the fediverse/activitypub. https://joinbookwyrm.com/ https://joinbookwyrm.com/
unhammer 3y ago
Weird signup captcha, it requires you to open devtools and remove `onpaste="return false;"` from their email field (either that or enter your email manually, typos and all)
GeoAtreides 3y ago
It doesn't seem to be usable without log in: can't search books, reviews, can't do anything, so not very similar at all with Goodreads
- selykg 3y ago
  Just because you have to sign in to use it doesn't mean it's not similar.
  - light_hue_1 3y ago
    But it does mean that it's far less likely they will have any users. Particularly without any federated login.
medler 3y ago
Does Storygraph have a better moderation story? Or does it just have fewer trolls because it’s smaller?
- selykg 3y ago
  Everything I've seen tends to be pretty good. But it's probably more due to it being smaller, at least as far as I can tell. My guess is that the people on Storygraph actually _want_ a better Goodreads and so there's less likelihood of moderation being something that needs constant utilization. It'll be interesting to see if it gets worse as it grows. I will say that I don't tend to read many reviews of books these days. I just don't find reviews of anything (including outside of books) to be worthwhile anymore. Take books as the example here, most online book platforms give you a free preview chapter or two. If a book is interesting to me I'll give the preview a read before I purchase (digital or physical). If it's not catching my attention I just move on. There are more books that I want to read than I will ever remotely be able to read before I die (thanks Four Thousand Weeks...) so I really just don't hesitate to drop something that really isn't banging in my head that I have to read it. Same goes for video games, I'll go watch one of those let's plays on YouTube and if it looks interesting after 20 minutes of game play I'll purchase. Reviews are just so easily gamed anymore and finding the good out there is super hard. That's all to say, I don't read many reviews on Storygraph.

by selykg 3y ago

code-blooded 3y ago

Second this. Storygraph is great and has a ton potential. It just needs a bit more development put into it to match Goodreads minus the bad parts. I wish had the "plus" subscription tier set at $10/yr not $49/yr. I'd definitely donate that much, but $49 is a lot in majority of the world.

soco 3y ago
I only use them to keep a list of what I read with my own reviews. For Storygraph I need more taps so it's slightly behind (I tried the switch once).

innocenat 3y ago

Tried Storygraph once and it lacks Japanese books so I still stick with Goodreads unfortunately.

the__alchemist 3y ago

"Subscribe to our newsletter" was default unchecked on sign-up; love it.

jszymborski 3y ago

There is also BookWyrm if you're into the fediverse/activitypub. https://joinbookwyrm.com/ https://joinbookwyrm.com/

unhammer 3y ago

Weird signup captcha, it requires you to open devtools and remove `onpaste="return false;"` from their email field (either that or enter your email manually, typos and all)

GeoAtreides 3y ago

It doesn't seem to be usable without log in: can't search books, reviews, can't do anything, so not very similar at all with Goodreads

selykg 3y ago
Just because you have to sign in to use it doesn't mean it's not similar.
- light_hue_1 3y ago
  But it does mean that it's far less likely they will have any users. Particularly without any federated login.

medler 3y ago

Does Storygraph have a better moderation story? Or does it just have fewer trolls because it’s smaller?

selykg 3y ago
Everything I've seen tends to be pretty good. But it's probably more due to it being smaller, at least as far as I can tell. My guess is that the people on Storygraph actually _want_ a better Goodreads and so there's less likelihood of moderation being something that needs constant utilization. It'll be interesting to see if it gets worse as it grows. I will say that I don't tend to read many reviews of books these days. I just don't find reviews of anything (including outside of books) to be worthwhile anymore. Take books as the example here, most online book platforms give you a free preview chapter or two. If a book is interesting to me I'll give the preview a read before I purchase (digital or physical). If it's not catching my attention I just move on. There are more books that I want to read than I will ever remotely be able to read before I die (thanks Four Thousand Weeks...) so I really just don't hesitate to drop something that really isn't banging in my head that I have to read it. Same goes for video games, I'll go watch one of those let's plays on YouTube and if it looks interesting after 20 minutes of game play I'll purchase. Reviews are just so easily gamed anymore and finding the good out there is super hard. That's all to say, I don't read many reviews on Storygraph.