Has anyone heard of Hardcover.app for tracking books? Visually, it has the Letterboxd vibe.
It’s a relatively new site and total revenue for December 2023 was only $520. It’s a paid service and I’m not planning on adding one more subscription but I’m keeping an eye on it 📚
@pratik I heard about them, even created an account while looking for a Goodreads alternative aometime ago. but I didn't subscribe for the same reason — adding yet another subscription. I ended up settling with Literal.club.
@danielsantos I’ve been using StoryGraph in parallel with GoodReads where most of my friends are and Micro.blog. I might start using this as a replacement.
@pratik StoryGraph is also very nice, I tried it in the past too... just ended up using Literal.club, found it a nice app. Do you know if StoryGraph has RSS feeds that could be cross-posted to Micro.blog?
@pratik the free plan seems quite generous but $50 per year for tracking books is an incredibly tough sell. Its recommendation engine would need to be next level for me to consider paying anywhere near that. I would have to be blown away by what I’m seeing to consider spending that much vs looking on social media, websites and other sources for recommendations.
Sub fatigue is real, and it sadly means every good idea isn’t necessarily great enough to succeed.
Subs have made me an incredibly tough critic when it comes to apps and the value they bring.
@pratik @danielsantos @DaveyCraney This looks really nice. Last year I started using BookWyrm and Storygraph in addition to Goodreads and posting on Mb. I decided to stop using Storygraph and now just mirror GR and BW. For me book tracking is about the social aspect: I want to see what my friends and peers are reading! They are my algo. This makes me think a reading app should be built on top of AP or ATP. I have put years into Goodreads and Letterboxd. I would like to get my stuff out of silos!
