Hello Bookpeople.
Long time lurker, first time poster. Sorry if this is not allowed but genuinely curious.
I made it my NY Resolution to read more and as of typing I’m on 129 read out of 168 tried. I’m wondering how do you record the books you’ve read? I’ve currently got a Goodreads, Storygraph, and a really intricate Numbers document.
It might be overkill but love keeping track. How do you keep track?
by FantasticAttempt_2_0
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>Bookpeople
This is considered offensive in my universe.
That being said, I mostly used Goodreads. They are perfect for me!
Goodreads and a Google sheets doc for me. The Google sheets doc is tied to a powerbi report. I tried storygraph, wasnt a fan of the UI so basically built my own analysis tool.
I just use a google docs spreadsheet. Author, book, and year I read it.
I have big set of shelves. Takes up a whole wall. Best stuff top shelf. Poop stuff bottom shelf.
just goodreads
When I was in middle school and high school. I used to write on the inside cover the dates that I read the book. Today I just use Goodreads. My kindle, audible, and Libby apps also keep a list of what I’ve finished or checked out.
Goodreads.
One of my teachers advised us to keep a journal of all the books we read and our thoughts on them. I could never be bothered to do a paper one, but technology to the rescue!
Goodreads. Simple interface, easy to make “reviews” that are really just “note to self” for what I liked/disliked, related recommendations are usually/often accurate.
I mainly use my own spreadsheet and bookmory (app), but I’ll update goodreads occasionally.
If you’re interested in other niche apps, try
[hardcover](https://hardcover.app/), fable (app), or bookmory (my fav out of the bunch)
Hardcover is great for tracking books, but it’s pretty new, so you might need to add any books that aren’t well known
Goodreads is great for finding reviews
I liked storygraph for the stats, but Hardcover feels nicer to use, imo. It has the same issue as Hardcover where its missing a lot of niche books since its a newer app
Fable is primarily used as a social media platform for people who like books, but you can share your reviews and put books in collections or update your reading status on there too
Bookmory is my favorite since it has detailed stats like storygraph (not to the same extent, but it’s enough for me), I’ve never run into any problems finding books, and it looks/feels the best to use
Just Goodreads. That’s enough for me.
I use storygraph, I like that it counts re-reads and that you can do half and quarter star reviews!
StoryGraph! I’ve found it’s infinitely better than Goodreads in most aspects. I particularly love seeing data on the types of moods I prefer reading and I really love that you can see content warnings for each book.
Like many here I use good reads but I wish there was something better.
An app called Reading List. I don’t need bells and whistles and reviews and lists and stuff.
I keep a (paper) journal of books I’ve read and movies seen, plus certain life events. The book list really comes in handy when I want to make recommendations. I forget, you see.