exploring goodreads alternatives | storygraph, fable, bookmory, hardcover, bookly + more! 

Hi Hailey, thanks so much for including Hardcover in your video! We're about 3-years in, but this is only the 2nd mention on RU-vid, so anyone who joins now could consider themselves an early adopter. 😂 I'm glad Jules could help you find a new book! 📚

This is awesome. I won a digital book and a paper book from Storygraph's giveaways. I was shocked I won twice.

I didn't see you first video about Goodreads, but I've switched over to SG full time about 3 years ago and never looked back. I still update my GR every couple of months to update the data in case I can only import through it. Something I noticed you might have missed on SG is that they also have the reading streak feature like the one on fable, but you need to togle the streak option in your preferences for it to show up. Then, it's gonna be visible on your home page where you'll have a small flame symbol with a streak number above your currently reading list. You can customize how many pages/min you want to read in a day or in a given time period. Also, I noticed is that you use your CR as your Owened shelf but there is actually an Owned shelf option builed in to SG. On any book page there is a table on the right side of the reading status, reading journal and add to reading challenge options. Just below that is the button to mark that edition as owned. You can access the list of those books marked on your profile page under TBR list. This is great to use because there is an option when using filters on the site to mark that you want them you give you options of the books you own which are pulled from that built-in shelf on the site. I hope this helped anyone. ❤

Storygraph has a way to track books you own! If I remember correctly, on the book’s page, you’d click the 3 dots and it’s a button next to “buy.” Once you mark a few as Owned, it’ll be a section on your profile! Mine appears under the 5 star section. My owned shelf isn’t updated because I always forget it’s there. I tend to track my owned books in a spreadsheet or in a reading challenge! I like the reading challenge feature because it shows the book covers, percentage read, and highlights the box when it’s read!

I installed Storygraph after your previous video on the matter and allowed myself some time to see if it’s a right fit for me. And today I actually deleted my goodreads account for good. Absolutely love Storygraph, thank you for the push)

Just signed up to Hardcover! A review I had post was deleted as well yesterday and the whole situation has left such a bad taste in my mouth. Here's to greener pastures and better book recs to us all! lol

Skoob is a huge platform here in Brazil, especially inside the booktube community. Even though English speakers can't enjoy 100% of the site, was nice to see in your video ✨

Storygraph is so much better than goodreads I switched thanks Hailey glad I joined.

StoryGraph’s recommendations have worked so well for me! I’ve been picking up books from their recommendations section and their “up next” section. So far so good!! Also I just love the app, they check off all my boxes and continue to exceed my expectations

storygraph also has owned books! if you click on the three dots next to the blue button you can mark the book as owned, and you can see them on your profile in a box like your read books and tbr

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I have a reading journal that I absolutely love... It's by Kunitsa Co. There is just something about putting pen to paper....

Just the video I needed after your last one! StoryGraph was good for me but I fell off of it. I just downloaded fable a couple days ago but now I neeeed to download Hardcover! 🎉

This was so helpful thank you so much.

LibraryThing language change: go to Profile, Account Settings, Primary Language

I maintain our small church library and use LibraryThing for our catalog. There are language options. It’s pretty no frills, simple, utilitarian and straightforward. I do like that anyone with the link can view the books available. It’s easy to put books in the library’s catalog. Great free setup for a library, but I’ve actually never even noticed any social interaction options, except that the inventory is visible to others. I should dig around any new options.

I switched to story graph and I fricken love it!! It's made reading so much more fun honestly

Thank you for doing this! It was so helpful!

I was laughing so much when the ad popped up!😆 @34:22

Checking out Hardcover. Fable looks like the polished version of storygraph, but I think its too cluttered with the social aspect and the tv show tab (why did they add that?). Wiill still use it for a while. Does the Hardcover app allow tracking of book formats?

I wanna throw tik tok when I accidently end up on the shop and an ad pops up! Im downloading hardcover!

Appreciate you doing this research and sharing with us!!

fable is definitely more of book club app and the only thing i use it for. tracking my actual books is too much on that app 😂 but being in a club is really fun!

I really love using the timer in Bookmory to stay on task and then if you use it through the whole book it gives you a breakdown of how long you took to read it

There's one thing that Goodreads offers that I've not seen on SG and it's a shame & when I asked SG if they'd add it they didn't seem interested at all and that is the ability to see what books you have in common with other readers. I like to see what I have in common with potential friends but I don't have time to scroll through 100s of books manually.

I keep forgetting I have Story Graph until I have a lightbulb moment and then I put data and ratings for like, 10 books in a row 😂

I use my local library as much as I can - and that’s a lot, Library Thing and Goodreads can link to library catalogs and show availability (including formats). There’s a link to go directly to your library site and check out a book or put it on hold. Game changer!!

I think readers who read diversely need to at this moment in time train their algorithm every time they join a new platform.

love this!! super informational and fun to watch you explore all the apps. have you heard of bookworm reads yet? I think you'll love it--it's colorful, cute, community-oriented, and you get to dress up your wormy avatar

Wow, Hardcover looks so cool! Love Jules’ recs. Did anyone use Shelfari back in the day? That was my fave. RIP.

I win lots of giveaways on GR. You have to enter them all every day basically. But I tried to export my info to SG and it didn't work so right now I'm still on GR.

If skoob is on a browser than you can have it automatic translate to your language. I believe It's in your device settings.

Fable is my favorite for book clubs as you can share your thoughts after every chapter!!

Followed you on hardcover 😊 I'm not very good at technology so 🤷🏻🖤

I watched this video this morning. I was already apart of TheStoryGraph. My problem with going fully to TSG is the shelves I need them I need categories and lists. But after logging into GR and seeing over 400 books I put on specialty shelves that I read/rated/reviewed had the info removed and just put on the read shelf. I’m done. I put so much time into my reading and organization the fact that GR is continuously messing up my shelves is unacceptable and I’m permanently leaving them now.

hailey! there’s a option in storygraph that is for your owned books!

✨Thank you - I know that was a lot of work!✨

I saw on your story graph recommendations a book titled Broken Monsters. I’ve read it and was left with a bunch of questions and no one I know has read it😭sooo I think you should read it that way I can discuss my confusion with a horror loving queen 🤪🫶🏻

I've won twice in the giveaways on Goodreads. I do like both storygraph and Goodreads

That was ABSOLUTELY wild for me!! LibraryThing was in Albanian. I can't believe that's one of the comments you got such a small country. too Funny! I will definitely look it up, thank you for including this even though it's not as common as Spanish/Portuguese.

Notion and Google Sheets work so well

I use StoryGraph. Not me also signing up to fable and Hardcover. - wish all my faves moved from goodreads. I like seeing their opinions. 😭😭😭

is Fable still American only?

I saw someone else comment that they use a journal and I’ve been doing that too. I love how personal that feels , but writing does get tiring lol Thanks for doing the research on different platforms! 🫶🏼🫶🏼

I dropped them and have Story Graphic. Woot woot!

SG does not off this........ anyone know who does? thanks. To see what books you have in common with other readers.

I use Storygraph and Bookmory.

bookly needs a spanking 🤭 thanks for this, had no idea there were so many options out there! ❤

Not a cult… 🥹😂😂😂

none of them seem so put together as goodreads is....