Bonjour, je cherche un site de type #Babelio, #Goodreads ou #Librarything qui propose dans un coin de leur site un classement des #livres (note ou popularité) en fonction de la nationalité de l'auteur ou du pays de la première publication de l'oeuvre. Vous avez ça sous le coude ? #books
haha I also have the problem of wall space. All my shelves are double loaded as it is, and there are boxes of books tucked into corners and closets and under tables. In general, I still prefer print books but I do have a Kindle, which is nice for travel and night reading when I have insomnia and don't want to disturb my husband. My personal library is around 2700 books, not including my husband's. I am TheGalaxyGirl on #LibraryThing
I have never made it to #goodreads and its #fediverse alternative #bookwyrm is still underdeveloped. Esp. in terms of user interaction and books catalogue.
Any suggestions? I'm after tracking, occasional short review and recommendation from other users.
@janbartosik@bookstodon
I can recommend #LibraryThing, which I've been using for 18 years. Very good for cataloguing and tagging. Can add reviews or not as you wish and has a recommendation feature.
LibraryThing: This site looks straight from the 00s and reminds me a lot of boardgamegeek. Allover it has seemingly the best functionality aside from goodreads, large database, and recommendations seem really good. Not very many social features, which can be good though IMHO.
One of my favorite things about Mastodon is the delightful nerdiness.
You amazing @bookstodon folks introduced me to #LibraryThing -- I don't remember who you were but thank you, wonderful stranger!
Anyway, I took a chance and threw my newest novel Beneath the Gods' Tree into the Early Reviewer pool, so it's available for those who want to request a free advance copy. It's under #fantasy and #romance
LibraryThing has been going strong since 2005. I interviewed its founder and lead developer, Tim Spalding, back in 2008. Listening to that interview again today reminded me that everything I loved about LibraryThing remains important and matters even more now.
Does anybody know of a similar tool for CDs? Currently, we are relying on tracking the CDs we've ripped to our Plex server, but that isn't all of our CDs.
Feel free to boost this if you think you have followers that might know.
@Vibracobra23 all cataloged on our #LibraryThing (antandbee), which is a bit of a chore as the church guides almost always have to be added manually. But useful for checking when we're browsing in Oxfam or second hand bookshops.
Ok, #bookstodon, what do you use to catalog or index your personal library of #books? I did it ~13 years ago but didn’t maintain it. There have been a lot of changes since then. Have to move the bookcases, so it’s a good time to do it!
Didn’t like the old app I used. I’d like to scan the isbn or bar code and have it auto populate a list with basic metadata, in an open format (csv?) I can export & edit.
@cbdawson another vote for #LibraryThing I've had an account for ages, but started using it properly only recently.
As others mentioned it does barcode scans and you can import from Calibre and other tools. I use it to track what I own, and #StoryGraph for what I read.
Given the current brouhaha over #GoodReads, and that it seems generally a good idea to disconnect from #Amazon where convenient, what do people like as alternatives?
I have a #LibraryThing account, but it seems they haven’t really evolved much in the decade since I used them. Still has a very mid-2000s feel.
"LibraryThing is also looking for a great developer to work on our library projects. This is a remote position open to anyone eligible to work in the U.S."
I've had a #librarything account for ages, but never did much with it. I plan to give it a proper try, so I updated my library yesterday.
The #Calibre export went mostly fine, except for a bunch of manga bought on #Kobo that don't have any ISBN. That's a bit annoying.
Adding books by scanning barcodes is stupidly easy, though I had to fix a couple of errors.
I've only used the most basic features of librarything yet, but it seems there's a lot you can do with it.
Have account, will explore.
Moved to a new house in 2019 and purged quite a few #books in the process. Have yet to update my #LibraryThing account to reflect the damage. I might be in denial. #HoarderTendencies