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Goodreads Alternatives
Goodreads is described as 'See what your friends are reading. Keep track of what you've read and organize your books into virtual bookshelves. Join a book club to discuss your favorite books. A better way to find good books to read!' and is a very popular Social Network in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Goodreads for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Goodreads alternative is LibraryThing, which is free. Other great apps like Goodreads are Open Library, BookWyrm, StoryGraph and Openreads.
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Goodreads alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Library Managers or Ebook Libraries you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and EU. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Goodreads.
Alternatives list
Find your book community on Fable, an app designed to find, read, and discuss books together. Connect with fellow bookworms, start or join an online book club, find new books, manage your TBR, and discover a whole new kind of ebook reader.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- Android Tablet
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ReadHero is the ultimate app for book lovers everywhere. It helps you organize your library and take notes on every book you read.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
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Oku is the companion app for your bookshelf. Track your reading, review & recommend books, create custom collections & follow your friends to receive their updates.
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Comments about Oku as an Alternative to Goodreads
- Oku is Freemium and Proprietary
Community-driven catalog of learning resources. Links to resources are organized by topics (broad to specific) and rated/reviewed by users so you see which ones are the best. It's free and open for everyone.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
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The one place to discover books that have helped successful solopreneurs and indiehackers grow their businesses and careers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
+3
BookLikes is a free blog platform for book lovers. 100% independent and free. BookLikes offers every book lover a personal webpage with Blog to publish book reviews, virtual Bookshelf to shelve your books and reading Timeline to organize your reading life.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
32 Libib alternativesOur library management app caters exclusively to home and private libraries. Our software lets you create multiple libraries and are catered toward either books or movies. Create tags, leave notes, import/export, and much more!
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
+1
Readow.ai is a service that allows users to receive book recommendations suggested by an AI model. Artificial intelligence analyzes data about the preferences of average book readers and thanks to this AI is able to give unbiased recommendations.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
BiblioReads is a free and open source alternative Goodreads front-end focused on privacy.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Online
A complete iOS companion for book readers: taking notes, tracking quotes, listing characters, saving new words and so on.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
+9
Inspired by the informal salons (“tertulias”) of Spanish cafes and bars, Tertulia is a new way to discover books through all the lively and enriching conversations they inspire. Tertulia serves up book recommendations and book talk from across social media, podcasts, and the web...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
United States
Netherlands
EU
United Kingdom
Incredible interface, plus a more practical rating system.