StoryGraph is the Goodreads alternative worth switching to(polygon.com)
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StoryGraph is the Goodreads alternative worth switching to
https://www.polygon.com/24026840/storygraph-goodreads-alternative-reading-book-tracking-app
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For what it's worth: I'm finding the general community vibe, as well as the features, to be better over at https://hardcover.app
But it looks like they also give stars to books. If this site was influential, it would probably encounter the same bombing problems as Goodreads. Storygraph doesn't rely on stars but on moods. This may be the better solution.
This is one of the things we've been thinking about for a long time. And review bombing is what we've been chatting about in the past few months. I think we have a few good options to identify and flag review bombers so that their reviews won't count at all.
Stars are important to quickly get some kind of idea about the overall quality of the book. But it's just one part of the whole review. We always tried prioritizing the actual written review, since that offers a more in-depth analysis and also tells you more about the reviewer. Right now we're also building discussions, which we're hoping will bring even more depth to what you can find out about a book before deciding to read it. Aand taking this chance to also mention the MatchScore, which is a % score that we calculate to tell you how likely it is you'd really like a book.
Stars are important to quickly get some kind of idea about the overall quality of the book. But it's just one part of the whole review. We always tried prioritizing the actual written review, since that offers a more in-depth analysis and also tells you more about the reviewer. Right now we're also building discussions, which we're hoping will bring even more depth to what you can find out about a book before deciding to read it. Aand taking this chance to also mention the MatchScore, which is a % score that we calculate to tell you how likely it is you'd really like a book.
Should've started with this, I'm part of the team btw. Would love to dig more into this topic as we've been talking about it a lot since we started Hardcover.
Storygraph is one of the projects we appreciate, and we have a lot of respect for the team. We have a slightly different approach, and luckily the book space is huge. Our goal is to offer readers something significantly better than other platforms stuck in the past. So far so good
Storygraph is one of the projects we appreciate, and we have a lot of respect for the team. We have a slightly different approach, and luckily the book space is huge. Our goal is to offer readers something significantly better than other platforms stuck in the past. So far so good
When I went to sign up, they wouldn't allow me to paste my email in, it MUST be typed. so I didn't sign up, and I'll probably never think of this site again.