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.
@janbartosik@bookstodon I've been trying out Storygraph but I'm not convinced by the cataloguing / tagging options as that's what I desperately need as opposed to user recommendations etc. I'm currently trying out collectorz.com / Book Connect (not free). No "community" as such but the tracking side is reasonably flexible.
@janbartosik +1 for The Storygraph. I especially like how their review feature is "guided" -- they ask some basic questions about plot and character before you write a freeform review, which allows readers of your review to check for basic story traits. It makes for better reviews without really any more effort by the reviewer.
@janbartosik No good options AFAIK. I still keep using Goodreads, but it's getting worse and worse. Bookwyrm is not there yet and then the network effect... All other options I tried didn't cover Czech titles at all.
@janbartosik@bookstodon There is Story Graph, although I'm not sure if it has improved the catalogue. I stopped using them and Goodreads sometime last year.
@templetongate@janbartosik@bookstodon IMO their catalogue has improved and it's really easy to add books yourself now. They also recently added a barcode scanner for book finding and adding.
@janbartosik@bookstodon totally recommend Storygraph. I've been using it for years now - I pay for premium because I want to support but the free features are great.
It's less good at the community side but they do awesome recommendations, stats and awesome filter options on your TBR list.
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