![]() This approach continues with the “browse all books” feature which allows you to search for your next read. Specific characteristics and genres are provided such as LGBTQ+ authors, multiple POVs, mood, pace, and more allowing users to actually diversify their preferences, which produces recommendations accurate to your taste. On signing up you can partake in a survey that asks as much about what your reading tastebuds don’t like as what they do. The whole service is tailored to your individual reading preferences, unlike Goodreads. The design is clean and streamlined in comparison to somewhat cluttered Goodreads. Signing up is easy, and it even has a nifty feature that allows you to import your Goodreads library, so you don’t have to worry about losing all your data, or go through the hassle of potentially re-logging years of reading history. ![]() Independent and Black-owned, The StoryGraph was created by CEO Nadia Odunayo in 2019 existing as both a website as well as an app. “Are there any real alternatives to Goodreads that can leave users guilt-free to enjoy without lining the ever-expanding pockets of Jeff Bezos?” Over the years, other competitors such as Shelfari have attempted to create new platforms but were speedily bought out by Amazon and left undeveloped in order to eliminate its competitors.Īre there any real alternatives to Goodreads that can leave users guilt-free to enjoy without lining the ever-expanding pockets of Jeff Bezos? This week, I delved deep into The StoryGraph and examined whether or not the platform was a successful alternative for book-lovers worldwide. However, many remain unaware that in 2013, it was absorbed by the corporate fat-cat Amazon. Goodreads was originally started by Otis and Elizabeth Chandler in 2006 with the aim of widening reading pools to include books by unknown or new authors with smaller budgets behind them. ![]() With its 90 million users, Goodreads has long been the place for book lovers to catalogue their reading, find recommendations, and become a part of a literature community. Olivia Winchester tests The StoryGraph as an alternative method to keep track of your reading for the next academic year. ![]()
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