why I'm moving to The Storygraph (the Goodreads / Amazon alternative)

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Jack in the Books

Jack in the Books

Күн бұрын

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@starlitkam
@starlitkam 3 жыл бұрын
sir you are an INFLUENCER because now i'm about to go make a storygraph account
@IBEtripz
@IBEtripz 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@hannahpot001
@hannahpot001 3 жыл бұрын
Me too see you guys there 🤣
@annec8127
@annec8127 2 жыл бұрын
Same
@dreamingofthemoon
@dreamingofthemoon 2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@leakenny1125
@leakenny1125 2 жыл бұрын
Same😂
@EmiZViolet
@EmiZViolet 3 жыл бұрын
The trigger warnings on Storygraph were life changing for me. And the "pace" helps me stay out of reading slumps: I filter my to-read by medium or fast paced. Helps keep me afloat between classics.
@lornaallan766
@lornaallan766 3 жыл бұрын
the tws are literally sooooo helpful, can't believe i ever did without them
@ashtaylor4107
@ashtaylor4107 3 жыл бұрын
Yessss that feature is so necessary honestly.
@phoenixrising9484
@phoenixrising9484 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love being able to add/look at tws for books. I wish they would be included in the books themselves but this works.
@kunaihanaki
@kunaihanaki 3 жыл бұрын
kittieconvoy I'm confused. Is this you making a joke or being an insensitive person 🙃 ?
@juliagomez6768
@juliagomez6768 3 жыл бұрын
Hi! My first language isn't English do sometimes I struggle understanding some words. "Pace" is one of them.. Could someone tell it's definition? Thanks!
@eveholmes2220
@eveholmes2220 3 жыл бұрын
I like that they have more statistics and better recommendations. However as a German reader I do not find many German books in my language and if so the editions are often without a cover, it’s the English translation of the German author or English books do not have the German editions to chose for your library. I hope they add them in the future. Until then it’s not as user friendly as Goodreads for non-English users who like to read in their native language.
@merle-k
@merle-k 3 жыл бұрын
Ja genau, das war auch mein Problem mit der Seite... in Englisch gibt es alles aber in anderen Sprachen weniger. Aber es wird wohl noch dran gearbeitet, damit die Auswahl der Bücher in allen Ausgaben und Sprachen besser wird 👍🏻
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
Editions without cover: You can just click on "flag incorrect information" on a book's page and create a ticket. A volunteer librarian like myself will clean that book up, usually in a matter of hours. Might take a bit longer for non-English books, aber es gibt auch deutsche volunteer librarians unter uns ;) can't find a German edition: just add it via ISBN
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
@@merle-k Hast du in den Website Preferences German ausgewählt? Wenn nicht, erscheinen nämlich nur Englische Ausgaben in den Suchergebnissen und Empfehlungen.
@peaskleh8063
@peaskleh8063 3 жыл бұрын
I had a similar problem at first, but it really helps if you set German as one of your languages in the settings (yes, you can luckily choose more than one language). I'm Czech so it was really hard for me to find any Czech books at first, but now it's a lot easier. There is also a feature that allows you to add books that you can't find, which I have used many times so far and you can potentially help other users find books they might be looking for as well :)
@madeleine8662
@madeleine8662 3 жыл бұрын
jup, genau mein problem
@random23287
@random23287 3 жыл бұрын
I recently started trying StoryGraph and I like it so much! My only issues are that there isn’t much of the community options the way there are in Goodreads (book clubs, lists, quizzes, the ability to ask authors questions) and it has a much smaller audience which means it lacks in reviewers. Other than that, I’m really enjoying it (especially the UI, it’s so much better and more up to date)
@emilym5870
@emilym5870 3 жыл бұрын
probably a lot of people will switch now that Jack has
@random23287
@random23287 3 жыл бұрын
@@emilym5870 hopefully!
@hoyaticinspirit4eva547
@hoyaticinspirit4eva547 3 жыл бұрын
Is there an option to write reviews on StoryGraph? If yes, since all my other Goodreads data can be transferred to here, will the reviews I've written also come along with it?
@hoyaticinspirit4eva547
@hoyaticinspirit4eva547 3 жыл бұрын
@@random23287 okay, thanks a lot!!
@xUmberBlackstonex
@xUmberBlackstonex 3 жыл бұрын
This will probably improve over time, once more people join
@anac712
@anac712 3 жыл бұрын
Just sharing that if you can't find a certain book, or edition in a specific language, or edition with a different cover, etc.. you can add the specific edition you couldn't find yourself. The app accepts user added books to help build the platform :)
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
and if the import is missing something, for example a cover or the blurb, you can always create a ticket by clicking on "flag incorrect book information" and a volunteer librarian will see to it ;)
@anac712
@anac712 3 жыл бұрын
@@MsBlulucky true ty :)
@Beery1962
@Beery1962 Ай бұрын
I don't want to spend my time curating someone's commercial website for them. If I did that, I'd expect to get paid - I don't like slave labor.
@moirageddes6723
@moirageddes6723 3 жыл бұрын
On the story graph users can make up reading challenges (not just based on number of books read) which anyone can join. Would be cool if you came up with one and everyone here could join and follow along. The reading challenge feature also tracks all the books which people submit to each prompt so you can start to see a little categorised library of what everyone's reading
@taika-kukka6917
@taika-kukka6917 3 жыл бұрын
I would love this so much! Jack please do this ♥
@dia.96
@dia.96 3 жыл бұрын
I love this feature so much!! I'm doing the translation one and one I found with BIPOC/LGBT+ books and it's been great! (I also found one with Taylor Swift recommend books)
@luuuuux_
@luuuuux_ 3 жыл бұрын
@@dia.96 could you give me a link to the Taylor Swift one?
@dreamingofthemoon
@dreamingofthemoon 2 жыл бұрын
@@dia.96 could u give me the link to the LGBTQIAA+/BIPOC one?:)
@bestnarryever
@bestnarryever 3 жыл бұрын
Not only is the StoryGraph indie, it was founded by a black woman!! 💛
@Progress234
@Progress234 3 жыл бұрын
@kittieconvoy anything black woman does,is rarely to never appreciated.So this is big...probably the og comment is a black person or ally and is happy.
@solelyforbookishness8660
@solelyforbookishness8660 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for telling me this, I never knew! I love hearing this. Makes me PROUD!
@kingkylie9655
@kingkylie9655 3 жыл бұрын
love that
@HalfBloodOtter
@HalfBloodOtter 3 жыл бұрын
Eww ratchet sh
@aiden4886
@aiden4886 3 жыл бұрын
black excellence!!!!
@Me-ss2gq
@Me-ss2gq 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly kind of a power move to upload this one hour after making a goodreads video on your main channel lmao
@lynno8495
@lynno8495 3 жыл бұрын
you can also give .25, .5, and .75 ratings on storygraph, which was a huge plus for me personally!!
@winonareads6790
@winonareads6790 Жыл бұрын
*stumbles upon a 2 year old video and immediately joins storygraph* where have i been? under a rock?
@rumeysabarutcu5437
@rumeysabarutcu5437 3 жыл бұрын
jack: if a book has more than 500 pages, I'm probably not going to read it also jack: reads a little life
@ashtaylor4107
@ashtaylor4107 3 жыл бұрын
For real. Lol
@caseychrapuch88
@caseychrapuch88 3 жыл бұрын
I started using this in beta and kinda was like eh at first because it wasn't great, still under development, etc. but now that there are more users, more books uploaded, it's so worth it. So many more options for categorizing, sorting your TBR, adding trigger warnings, etc. And Goodreads just promos the same problematic authors over and over on their main page. Also the founder Nadia Odunayo is amazing and really took user needs into account when creating and editing the app.
@KristianaCembre
@KristianaCembre 3 жыл бұрын
Love Nadia Odunayo. You can tell StoryGraph was created by a reader, for readers.
@princessmanitari4993
@princessmanitari4993 3 жыл бұрын
@@KristianaCembre yess. And she talks in her newsletters about what book she's reading! While also updating on the site itself
@JaneDoe-mk6vt
@JaneDoe-mk6vt 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, I was also an early adopter, and the website has definitely made some progress! Hopefully the recommendations will become better with more data, because these are quite underwhelming for non-English readers at the moment. Definitely looking forward to see what StoryGraph can do more when they have more users and book data!
@BlueCoolOla
@BlueCoolOla 3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by "problematic authors"?
@sawmea5308
@sawmea5308 3 жыл бұрын
"maybe i'm too dramatic for my own good" no, you're not. you're doing great, sweetie.
@paulagpavao
@paulagpavao 3 жыл бұрын
I love the storygraph algorithm for recommendations, I can get recommendations for a specific mood I’m into right now which is awesome
@EmiZViolet
@EmiZViolet 3 жыл бұрын
I was skeptical but tried one of their recommendations and it was an amazing book that's stayed with me (The Stationary Shop).
@paulagpavao
@paulagpavao 3 жыл бұрын
@@EmiZViolet a good thing to know you enjoyed it!
@daisymay_23
@daisymay_23 3 жыл бұрын
I made the switch last year and never looked back. I love all the stats it gives me, and the way I can organise my books is so much easier. I also love that StoryGraph has a DNF function and the pages you've read (if updated) still count towards your final pages goal for the year
@n.k.i.
@n.k.i. 3 жыл бұрын
Ok, the DNF feature sounds good, I'm sold! 😄
@ell4736
@ell4736 3 жыл бұрын
same :D
@gdaym8y
@gdaym8y 2 жыл бұрын
the dnf feature is for sure the mark of a reader HAHA
@sophiegun5983
@sophiegun5983 3 жыл бұрын
If you haven't yet I highly recommend to pretty much everyone Leena Norms' video titled "Goodreads is dead. What now?" in which she made the transition to The Storygraph while the site was still in beta. In the video Leena also talked to the founder of The Storygraph (who btw is a black woman and describes herself as an avid reader). It was really great to hear from someone who loves reading talk about how they put their passion for something into a website.
@no1inparticular487
@no1inparticular487 3 жыл бұрын
ooh yeah i love that video- its so cool to know who is behind the website and how bright the future is for The Storygraph
@effy_reads
@effy_reads 3 жыл бұрын
I made the move to StoryGraph after Leena's video (possibly as I watched it tbh). Also, it is so cool that Nadia is interviewing Leena on IG this weekend, it feels like a full circle moment.
@ginat.8064
@ginat.8064 3 жыл бұрын
I second this - it’s a great video! Hope more people will join storygraph now that Jack also has.
@victoriaconstantine-cort3091
@victoriaconstantine-cort3091 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video!!! Really interesting!!XX
@vrindam1247
@vrindam1247 3 жыл бұрын
Now following you on storygraph. Oh btw, they do take feedback from users quite actively. Do check their public roadmap to get an idea of what they're planning to do in future and how soon you can expect those changes.
@user-cg9sm5zt6t
@user-cg9sm5zt6t 3 жыл бұрын
Where can I find the roadmap
@the_midnight_hour
@the_midnight_hour 3 жыл бұрын
"Erotica is not just my jam" Madonna stans: offended And let's not forget that Amazon's prize policy harms independent booksellers which is problematic...
@arandomuser9459
@arandomuser9459 3 жыл бұрын
How does it harm independent booksellers? I wasn’t aware of that.
@ariamontgomery7634
@ariamontgomery7634 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I really enjoy seeing jack turn his back to Amazon!
@manumadiraju5222
@manumadiraju5222 3 жыл бұрын
@@arandomuser9459 Amazon doesn’t just harm them, Amazon has wiped out the majority of indie booksellers and even major booksellers. What Amazon does is subsidize their book prices, and offer them at much lower prices-which makes them lose money actually (but they can afford to do that). They do this to create a monopoly on books since everyone will then go and buy from them, driving out other booksellers, and eventually they plan to raise prices bc they will control the market. it’s very sad, which is why i try to avoid Amazon as much as possible when it comes to buying books. this topic is complicated however and I might not have covered everything entirely or accurately, so I would tell you to do some further research if you’re curious!
@arandomuser9459
@arandomuser9459 3 жыл бұрын
@@manumadiraju5222 Oh that sucks. I’ll definitely look into it more.
@mollyb698
@mollyb698 Жыл бұрын
Wondering what your thoughts are on StoryGraph a year on!
@annniinap
@annniinap 3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, I didn't know you could sync your library! That has been the one thing keeping me from changing. Brb, dumping goodreads.
@DaisyBomber
@DaisyBomber 3 жыл бұрын
I've been considering joining Storygraph for a while, and this video finally pushed me over. Tbh I'll still keep my Goodreads account active at least for a little while, because I read a lot of books that literally have no reviews on Goodreads, so I'm not sure I'll be able to find them on Storygraph. But at least I'm trying to distance myself from the one Amazon product I use, and that's something
@booklyhour
@booklyhour 3 жыл бұрын
You can add the books that don't have reviews in storygraph by searching for them in the search bar and they will give you an option to import them :)
@ciara1045
@ciara1045 3 жыл бұрын
yeah i read a book that wasn't on the storygraph so I got to put in the data about it which tbh was really exciting to me haha
@jadef00
@jadef00 3 жыл бұрын
just made the move recently after learning goodreads was owned by amazon and the ability to tag what triggers are in a book, what genres/the pace + the stats are what puts it above grs for me!
@no1inparticular487
@no1inparticular487 3 жыл бұрын
imagine how awsome this will be in the future- we are right at the start and its allready so cool and exiting. its made me think about how many creative things could be done with The Storygraph now that we have a platform that clearly cares about reading
@stantalent7484
@stantalent7484 3 жыл бұрын
2 videos in a day? That's it for me. I can voluntarily go to antartica now and feed myself to the penguins
@bookwormnicolo
@bookwormnicolo 8 ай бұрын
ngl, goodreads need a new interface. I prefer storygraph and i just signed up for it
@lifewithcita
@lifewithcita 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying to make the transition to storygraph too! My only issue is that some of my books from previous years don’t register as being read because i didn’t put the exact day i finished them which is kind of a bummer :(
@lilliput112
@lilliput112 3 жыл бұрын
I think you can still just add the year? That's what I did!
@lifewithcita
@lifewithcita 3 жыл бұрын
@@lilliput112 Oh really, thank you so much! Now i’ve only got to dedicate some time to doing that then.
@sabsi7777
@sabsi7777 3 жыл бұрын
@@lifewithcita yes, if you click on the books, you should see where it says "books read once" or something like that. If you click on that, you should be able to change the date
@luizappicanco
@luizappicanco 3 жыл бұрын
You can add books without specifying the year. If go to your profile, check your books read recently, click view all and select “all” or “no date”, you’ll see them there.
@sabsi7777
@sabsi7777 3 жыл бұрын
@@luizappicanco yes but then it doesn’t count towards the reading channel or the yearly statistics
@poseidon5989
@poseidon5989 3 жыл бұрын
apparently, If you read a book multiple times, say 3 times, they will log the book 3 times increasing the overall number of read books something different to Goodreads and I'm not mad about it, if anything I love it!!
@ellidamunch2389
@ellidamunch2389 3 жыл бұрын
goodreads does that too though-
@piscesgroovesupreme
@piscesgroovesupreme Жыл бұрын
I was indeed waiting for you to say that Goodreads' interface is aggressively ugly. I feel absolutely validated. 😂😂😂😂
@acasiatucker7401
@acasiatucker7401 2 жыл бұрын
Was about to re-create a Goodreads account and then I watched this video and now I'm starting a Storygraph one. :) Thanks for saving me.I don't wanna support amazon more.
@mahathi2479
@mahathi2479 3 жыл бұрын
I switched to story graph a while ago too, so much better than Goodreads honestly. Love your content tho ❤️
@mahathi2479
@mahathi2479 3 жыл бұрын
@@capripoa yepp all you need to do is sign up and you're ready to go
@katytatishvili
@katytatishvili 3 жыл бұрын
hi, do my files stay on goodreads too after exporting them? or will it be just on storygraph
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
@@katytatishvili your GR account will stay the same ;)
@katytatishvili
@katytatishvili 3 жыл бұрын
@@MsBlulucky thank you
@elle.dee.
@elle.dee. 3 жыл бұрын
Storygraph looks very promising but I'll wait until it's more established to transition over to it. I want to see each book have all of (or at least as many as possible) their editions listed, and a larger userbase so ratings are more reliable. But ya, Goodreads' lack of progress is frustrating. It's 2021 and I still can't filter my To-Read list by genre and/or fiction/non-fiction 😑
@alycats94
@alycats94 3 жыл бұрын
What I love about Storygraph is honestly the stats. I’m a sucker for a good graph. As someone who will read pretty much anything you throw at me, Storygraph has helped me actually see patterns and understand my own reading habits better. I’m excited to see how my stats will change over time, and I love that you can compare your reading stats from different time frames. I like the tags as well because it helps to understand why they’re recommending a certain book, and I love that it gives you an idea of the pacing, which gives me a better chance of finding books I’ll actually LOVE and not just kinda enjoy.
@juibelly2318
@juibelly2318 3 жыл бұрын
I mean the stats are pretty cool but I somehow really dislike the design. Idk the white and grey makes me feel sooo unsettled. It's really weird. And a lot of german books I read are grey and have no cover which is a shame. I want to love it so bad but Storygraph isnt really doing it for me.. yet?
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
regarding the covers: you can click on "Flag incorrect book information" on a book's page and a volunteer librarian will fix it ;)
@lostdreamerofthestars
@lostdreamerofthestars 3 жыл бұрын
I love how Storygraph has this individual compiled statistics of the pages read, pace, moods and star ratings for the months. It makes my inner nerd so happy. I totally appreciate the trigger/content warning that they provide, because aside from its great use to readers that want to read a book, it also made me more alert or somehow much aware on a book that I'm reading. I'm now consciously looking in for trigger/content warnings in the books that I read and list them so that I could add that when I make a review, and not forget a single one. The DNF feature was also amazing. I now only use goodreads to keep track of my friends' reading and for reading written reviews (especially rant reviews) But in terms of rating books, Storygraph is my go to app.
@manal797
@manal797 3 жыл бұрын
I just joined StoryGraph today (after watching Jack's latest video on his other channel haha) and while filling out my preferences at the beginning, I also left the last question ('I'm rarely/never in the mood for a book') empty-didn't want to put myself off unexpected but good recommendations!
@laurakaned
@laurakaned 3 жыл бұрын
we are being fed today 😭😭 thank u
@AthynVixen
@AthynVixen 3 жыл бұрын
I tried Storygraph when everyone started to rave about it but TBH it was not for me. I lost all my previous years content because the import just did NOT work, a LOT of books weren't listed and TBH tho I am a total bookworm, I really don't give a hoot about stats and box ticking and didn't need it pointing out what moods and genres I read as I am already well aware of that and my tastes by now. I feel like it's promoted a lot on its stats , graphs and pie charts and I was never into that at school never mind now. Hats off to someone for creating an alternative though I will be sticking with Goodreads as a log.There's also zero community feel on Storygraph and I really don't care for recommendations on either site. If there was a way to remove or avoid this on Storygraph, it would appeal more
@ahbooks3
@ahbooks3 3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree. A lot of booktubers have transitioned to storygraph and I'm sure it has a lot of users but there's just no community feel to it - you can't comment or interact with anyone and I think (?) theres no option to leave longform reviews. I follow a lot of excellent reviewers on Goodreads who inspire my reading, so I'm unable to move to storygraph.
@heeragul2679
@heeragul2679 3 жыл бұрын
The level of self analysis involved in a reading preference survey is just real
@3amstacks
@3amstacks 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! So happy people are starting to use storygraph
@CynicalDuchess
@CynicalDuchess 3 жыл бұрын
I think you've just converted me to storygraph forever.
@nim_19
@nim_19 3 жыл бұрын
“All good things eventually get bought out by billionaires” 😭😭 but not Amazon omg I wasn’t expecting that
@mentallyunstable1926
@mentallyunstable1926 2 жыл бұрын
i’ve been using storygraph for over a year now and like 8-9 months ago i deleted my goodreads to stop supporting amazon. one of my favorite features on there is how you can add what books you want to read next from your to-read pile because it helps me stop wasting time on picking which one i wanna read next. i also feel like there’s less pressure for me to add a rating if i don’t want to. plus the trigger warnings help me so much even if i’m not triggered by something it just tells me what i should emotionally prepare for. anyways storygraph is great if you’re more into the stats and book stuff rather than the community
@aka_15
@aka_15 9 ай бұрын
"to stop supporting Amazon"🤓☝🏻
@aka_15
@aka_15 9 ай бұрын
"trigger warning help me so much"🤓
@arandomuser9459
@arandomuser9459 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of storygraph. Will definitely check it out.
@Secret413
@Secret413 3 жыл бұрын
I don't really like story graph as much. I feel like I'm always having to click around more in Storygraph than Goodreads for basic things like reviews. I like the stats portion though.
@gayathrinatarajan5509
@gayathrinatarajan5509 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying that 🥺 I thought so too... Lots of clicking to simply navigate. Also no community updates like Goodreads. I'd like to talk about books with random people. Miss that on storygraph.
@elizagrant5620
@elizagrant5620 2 жыл бұрын
Was wondering why you have stopped using storygraph and gone back to goodreads? Was it a habit thing or an audience thing? No judgement; I did end up going back to goodreads after trying storygraph, just because I kept forgetting and also there was more of a community on goodreads
@maybeimacat3183
@maybeimacat3183 3 жыл бұрын
YESSS COME TO STORYGRAPH!!!! IT. IS. INCREDIBLEEEE and makes so much easierrr to find LGBTQIA+ books & graphic novels
@bastardsxul6400
@bastardsxul6400 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video I was hesitant to set up an account even though I knew that goodreads was owned by Amazon. Because I didn’t wanna leave my comfortable little readers bubble you know? But just seeing how you I can literally set it up so personally makes me want to tell them my postcode and my mother’s maiden name just to get the best possible book recommendations. 😅🧡🙌🏻
@AlicePreece
@AlicePreece 3 жыл бұрын
Well this is, quite frankly, revolutionary. Catch me going to sign up right now.
@anxious_apparition
@anxious_apparition 3 жыл бұрын
The Storygraph has been invaluable in helping me narrow down my reading preferences so I pick up a LOT less stinkers. I think the pacing and mood options help me the most.
@abadip0535
@abadip0535 Жыл бұрын
My partner and I just made an account! He’s very competitive and the stats will help him read more which is something he’s been wanting to do. Thanks!!!
@blyndwolf
@blyndwolf 3 жыл бұрын
YESSS JACK THANK YOU FOR THIS!! WE NEED MORE PEOPLE ON STORYGRAPH!
@donakuttya3629
@donakuttya3629 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Jack! Can you do a video on all the non-fictions you have read. I am looking for some non-fiction books to add to my tbr list
@Anne-id2zt
@Anne-id2zt 3 жыл бұрын
What I also really like is community reading challenges. Members can just post a challenge and you can join. I joined a Read around the world challenge and a German books one and it's just really helpful to see other peoples reads for the prompts and then get inspired.
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
I think the German challenge is the one I made, since I can't find any other ones. This just makes me so happy! I hope you enjoy it 💗
@Anne-id2zt
@Anne-id2zt 3 жыл бұрын
@@MsBlulucky That's a funny coincidence. It's really great I'm definitely enjoying myself.
@lucycollins1546
@lucycollins1546 3 жыл бұрын
how do you join these challenges
@Anne-id2zt
@Anne-id2zt 3 жыл бұрын
It's top right not left, I'm bad with directions.
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
@@lucycollins1546 "reading challenges" (top of the page in browser. in the menu (top right) in the app) -> "browse" -> choose any challenge -> "join challenge"
@elsaluvsnutella
@elsaluvsnutella 3 жыл бұрын
Im a painfully slow reader but I really value books, signing up right now for sure!
@justwonder1404
@justwonder1404 Жыл бұрын
Goodreads has been driving me crazy by refusing to remember that I finished The Watchers. That alone is enough to make me think about moving.
@samiyapahwa950
@samiyapahwa950 3 жыл бұрын
ALRIGHT, thank you jack, by saying the words "im downloading storygraph", you have convinced me to also download it
@bonniecole130
@bonniecole130 2 жыл бұрын
So glad I found this video 5 hours after I put my whole reading list on Goodreads...
@labeba
@labeba 3 жыл бұрын
I will give it tray,especially that I discovered that I could upload my goodreads info.. 💕
@klc7275
@klc7275 3 жыл бұрын
I just signed up and I'm actually giddy about the recommendations. Some of them are already on my TBR and the ones that aren't look phenomenal. If Storygraph includes the social aspect as well (which I don't think it does yet other than the ability to follow people), it'll eclipse Goodreads pretty soon.
@nelsonkaiowa4347
@nelsonkaiowa4347 2 жыл бұрын
So, because of this video, I made an acoount. Got terrible suggestions. There is no button for "I don´t want autors from the USA" (that would help to not get suggestions for most of the books I don´t like.) First I got suggestions for all, literally all, erotic books, so I put erotica as a no and it was still coming up with mostly plots about sex. And aggression. I do not mind sex in a book, and I don´t mind a fighting scene in a crime book or something, but I do not need a spicy book with or without aggression. It was very frustrating. I am importing my Goodreads, maybe that will change something, but if not, it is going IN THE BIN. I just watch your videos for suggestions of what to read.
@mintedrose
@mintedrose 3 жыл бұрын
Love that more and more people are starting to use this app. Started with beta and loved it right away. If anyone of your viewers are like me and want to explore books, authors and genre they normally don’t read, I can highly recomend The Storygraph genre challange. I wanted to spread my wings outside of the fantacy genre and have loved every book I picked in that challange so far. I wanted to read more diversely in all ways possible. It is also the same reason why I like watching your videos, discover new material 😊 Sorry if I spelled anything horrible wrong.
@emmalydia4869
@emmalydia4869 3 жыл бұрын
I downloaded Storygraph but I found that a lot of the books I read aren’t registered there. My first language is Swedish and about half of what I read is written by a Swedish author and isn’t translated into English. Since Goodreads have been around for ages and is a more established platform, I find basically every book I read there. But Storygraph has so many advantages. It’s great if you only read books published in English.
@allefarben156
@allefarben156 3 жыл бұрын
You can import books that aren't on the site yet via ISBN! I know that it's a little work at first, but the more Swedish people come on the site, the more books will be there. It's just not possible to import all the books that ever existed onto a database at once, so at the moment it still has a little bit of a DIY feeling when you're reading a lot in languages other than English :-)
@emmalydia4869
@emmalydia4869 3 жыл бұрын
@@allefarben156 I started to do that but in the end I was too lazy… too many books, too little time 🙈 But I should have stuck with it. I read close to 200 books per year so It feels overwhelming now. It is like you say, it is impossible to import all books. As a reader I should do my part in helping the platform grow. Maybe I’ll start in the new year.
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
@@emmalydia4869 Did you select Swedish in the website preferences? If you didn't, then only English books/editions are gonna show up in your search results.
@emmalydia4869
@emmalydia4869 3 жыл бұрын
@@MsBlulucky I’ve only used the app, not the website. But I haven’t tried to select language. I just assumed that Swedish wouldn’t be an alternative, it rarely is😬 I’ll give it a go👍
@MsBlulucky
@MsBlulucky 3 жыл бұрын
@@emmalydia4869 Sorry, I think I explained it in a confusing way 😅 I just call it "website preferences" to distinguish it from the reading preferences. I think in the app you can tap in the top right corner to open a menu. There you can find the preferences. You won't change the website language - you just select all the languages that you can read in addition to English, in order to see non-English books in the search results ;)
@msellenandrea
@msellenandrea 3 жыл бұрын
I started using the storygraph earlier this year and I love it! But I also still love aspects from goodreads..So I'm just on both haha. A little extra? Possibly.
@rebeccamtb
@rebeccamtb 3 жыл бұрын
I'm the same! Enjoy the story graph stats but I feel like it kinda sucks for actually keeping record of what you've read...
@emmelinedrake9279
@emmelinedrake9279 3 жыл бұрын
I love the storygraph!! I really like the user made reading challenges there are a lot of really cool ones over there
@RostyslavNazarenko
@RostyslavNazarenko 3 жыл бұрын
I don't have Goodreads account but I'm such a nerd for statistics, so... here I go Storygraph
@medyamnv2236
@medyamnv2236 3 жыл бұрын
I went straight to storygraph after watching this video. Turns out I only read reflective, emotional, sad, dark, challenging and informative books. Only 1 hopeful book this year. Makes sense why I feel so damn sad all the time. I think it's time to crack open a good old John Green
@snee21
@snee21 2 жыл бұрын
The way I quickly signed up after looking at the thumbnail, cuz I thought I have to work with goodreads.
@user-xk9hs1cz9c
@user-xk9hs1cz9c 3 жыл бұрын
honestly i really like storygraph and i’m probably gonna use it instead of goodreads i really liked the stats and it looks more modern 😭😭😭
@alexkogay1444
@alexkogay1444 3 жыл бұрын
You can do MORE challenges, e.g. prompts for translated literature, diverse reads, BuzzWord challenge, PopSugar challenge, etc. It's a marvel!
@iChinnette
@iChinnette 3 жыл бұрын
I uploaded my info to storygraph after watching this, but I don’t think I’ll use it regularly until they improve the UI a bit. Goodreads isn’t AMAZING but it’s still more user friendly and appearing than storygraph at this point. Hopefully they improve quickly so I can kick b*zos to the curb
@laurakaned
@laurakaned 3 жыл бұрын
storygraph is so nice and easy to use, i created an account yesterday and it's like i've had it for months
@kristenlocus292
@kristenlocus292 3 жыл бұрын
Storygraph is also black owned, welcome!
@nourin_siddique
@nourin_siddique 3 жыл бұрын
I love storygraph since last year and absolutely love it. The coders of storygraph take into community so much that it's amazing. I love nadia and her updates!!!
@emmslc1226
@emmslc1226 3 жыл бұрын
just signed up! super excited to use. i had no idea goodreads is owned by amazon, and i don't feel like supporting jeff anymore than i need to lol
@sofiasanchez2799
@sofiasanchez2799 3 жыл бұрын
my mans had enough !!!!. I didn't even watch the video, I just knew from the thumbnail he was furious
@ClumsyCharlott
@ClumsyCharlott 3 жыл бұрын
Setting up my storygraph page while watching you set up yours
@morganvvv
@morganvvv 2 жыл бұрын
You made me move to storygraph so fast
@valorne557
@valorne557 3 жыл бұрын
YEEEEES 🔥🔥🔥 storygraph is the best!!!
@pouetpouetdaddy5
@pouetpouetdaddy5 3 жыл бұрын
his third most genre of book he reads...is LGBT! So surprising! So hilarious! Darling, obviously, your unconscious screams to you something... lol
@nomatophobia
@nomatophobia 3 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSS I USE STORYGRAPH I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE SWITCH TO IT PLS GOODREADS SUCKS SO BAD. GOODREAD IS THE WATTPAD OF BOOK REVIEWS AND STORYGRAPH IS THE AO3.
@sfowler1017
@sfowler1017 3 жыл бұрын
Okay I'm not sure I'm ready to switch, but after seeing all this data I'm definitely going to go make an account....
@pianoonparade
@pianoonparade 3 жыл бұрын
Making an account now! I've always had an issue with Goodreads hopefully I'll like this one more
@vixtorocha
@vixtorocha 3 жыл бұрын
I told them I wanted good writing and they instantly recommended me joey graceffa's book 💀💀
@jennyrbaker
@jennyrbaker 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling me about The StoryGraph! I just signed up today and I'm already in love with it. It says that I prefer books that are adventurous, dark, mysterious, and medium-paced, which is based on the 1789 books that I've read on Goodreads. Their recommendations make more logical sense than Goodreads with specific reasoning. Goodreads recs always seem random to me.
@everyonelovesdee
@everyonelovesdee 3 жыл бұрын
Have literally just signed up as I watched this video. All the stats are a feature that looks very very interesting
@pigoomelon
@pigoomelon 2 жыл бұрын
I moved to The Storygraph a few months ago and absolutly wouldn't go back to Goodreads!
@celeone
@celeone 3 жыл бұрын
Why aren’t you updating your books there? 😊 Did see some updates on Goodreads!
@carlysimone8168
@carlysimone8168 3 жыл бұрын
um okay, inspired. brb while I go join storygraph……
@cloudyjean4785
@cloudyjean4785 3 жыл бұрын
when you said you can import your Goodreads, i'm SOLD!
@riddhimabhargava
@riddhimabhargava 3 жыл бұрын
I see thumbnail Not me going to app store instantly to download story graph just because jack recommended it
@niamhl6964
@niamhl6964 3 жыл бұрын
I love storygraph. The fact that you can add .25, .5 and.75 stars sells it for me lol
@maemae527
@maemae527 3 жыл бұрын
Importing goodreads data? Omg 😳 I’m downloading Rn!!!
@amydoughty2746
@amydoughty2746 3 жыл бұрын
I started storygraph because I was bored one day in quarantine - never ever looked back
@jhonhvz
@jhonhvz 2 жыл бұрын
Nah it seems it's not for me, I love to search books through the shelfs and I'm like a headless chicken on thestorygraph so I'm gonna keep using Goodreads for that reason, I don't really use those pages like shelfs but as a way to search a really lacking feature on Storygraph
@moonskimmer
@moonskimmer 3 жыл бұрын
I'm just a few minutes into the video but I'm already on my way to make an account on the storygraph
@amess.77
@amess.77 3 жыл бұрын
Okay so i really hope you see this, but could you do a review on "The list" by Carys Jones?? I just want to hear your thought
@GL-kk3jb
@GL-kk3jb 3 жыл бұрын
This is my sign to actually sign up to storygraph!!! I was too lazy to do so, but if the king says it’s good then it’s good !!
@kimbarbeaureads
@kimbarbeaureads 3 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to making an account. I'm such a nerd.
@noelle7pages
@noelle7pages 2 жыл бұрын
okay i know i'm an actual year late to this BUT 1) storygraph is my life's love and obsession i've never missed goodreads for a single second and 2) i feel like you would LOVE multiple choice, it's poetry and literary and also, somehow, nonfiction and just WEIRD and good and really makes you think
@av5829
@av5829 3 жыл бұрын
Omg yes finally something that isn’t goodreads ✋🏾 lemme go sign up
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