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i've been trying to find an alternative to goodreads for a long time, and among the requirements were a nice interface, a complete database of books, a social component (friends, recommendations, voting reviews...) and a spanish language. the latter is not fulfilled in this case, but time will tell. i recently tried storygraph and although it's a good app in terms of functionality, there was something about the interface that didn't quite convince me. then by pure chance i discovered Hardcover, which has everything i'm looking for (except the language) and also allows you to import your goodreads library. if you like this kind of apps you should give it a try.

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[-] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago

I've been using that myself for the last few weeks. Seems to be much more like Letterboxd for books than something like StoryGraph, and that's exactly what I'm looking for.

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago
[-] BrightHalo@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks, giving it a try although I don't have a whole lot of time for reading books other than test prep ones these days

[-] luomared@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Good luck with those tests!

[-] BrightHalo@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Thank you! Since starting to use Hardcover I've actually started reading Sci-fi/fantasy during my commute to relax, I forgot how that can be a relaxing break from work/studying/life..

[-] Lizardking13@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

May I ask what the issue was with Goodreads? I just started using Goodreads a few weeks ago and I love it.

[-] luomared@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

first of all, sorry for the late reply. in answer to your question, i was using Goodreads for many years, so i know how non-evolutionary it has been. while apps UI are improving as new OS versions come out, i feel Goodreads has become stagnant, and its visual presentation has made me tired of it. i just think there are visually better apps, and Hardcover has the same features as Goodreads on top of that. it's like it's a vitaminised version of Goodreads.

[-] Lizardking13@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Got it. Thanks for the reply. I'll have to take a peak at hardcover.

[-] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 points 2 months ago

Might be common knowledge bit I didn't know it'd Amazon owned. Switched from good reads to storygraph.

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