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Book Resources

We all love books. But we're not all involved in the scene. Here's some resources that might help!

Book Trackers & Personal Libraries

Goodreads (Website/App)
The most popular book tracker and organizer! Biggest community by far, and has a lot of uncommon and old books on it. However it's an older and sluggish site and is connected to Amazon. It also has an app.

Storygraph (Website)
My favourite alternative to Goodreads! It specializes in personalized reading recommendations and more in-depth reviews, and sorting by genres and themes. No app, since it's still a new site.

Basmo (App)
Book tracker that also has an AI-powered personal chat bot meant specifically for books, if you're into that kinda thing!

Bookly (App)
Book tracker that gives personalized stats during reading sessions, tracks your reading time with a basic timer, has achievements and badges, and has focus support.

BookSloth (App)
Essentially a de-Amazoned and modernized GoodReads, though doesn't have as many books available on it. Pretty popular despite that.

Libib (Web/App)
A free cloud cataloging software you can share across your devices. Allows you to make a library to your specifications, for the autismos that need complete control. Has support for media besides books.

E-Reader Software

Calibre (Software)
Free and open source e-book manager and reader. Good for removing DRM and prepping for moving things onto e-readers. Basically does a bit of everything, so is always worth having.

Aquile Reader (Windows Software)
A simple epub reader on the Microsoft store. Lightweight and easy to use, if you want something you don't have to think about. Has some free old ebooks built in.

Yomu (Mac Software/iOS App)
The reader I use on my Mac, particularly for reading streams. Best Mac e-reader software I've used, but has limits on how many books you can upload at once on the free version.

BookFusion (App)
Alternative to the Kindle app, and basically a mobile version of Calibre, that allows you to sync your e-book files across your mobile device and a web app so you can read and organize wherever.

Librera (Android App)
Casual and lightweight Android app, most recommended one I've come across in my casual searches.

Adobe Digital Editions (Software/App)
Popular as a reading software for Windows as it's free and looks nicer than other open source options. Don't have experience with it myself, but know a few people who use it.

Book Blogs, Vlogs, and Sites

Places to Buy

#1 is your local bookstore! But here's some online stores. Most have international shipping.

🇨🇦 Canada

🇺🇸 America

🇯🇵 Japan

🇬🇧 Britain

Physical E-Readers

Kindle
Connected to Amazon, so if you already buy e-books through Amazon it will be easy to connect everything together. However, it's the most difficult to sideload as it prefers the proprietary AZW file and can be difficult with any other file types. They do tend to go on sale during holidays. Paperwhite is the general recommended model.

Kobo
Has a Kobo store, but allows for easier sideloading. Supports EPUB, MOBI, PDF, and more. Can be a bit slow. Libra 2 is the recommended model.

Moan
Chinese e-Reader company not connected to any specific store. Specializes in avoiding bloatware so it's a lot faster than Kindle and Kobo. They come in Chinese but can be modded to be in English. Can be easily modded and sideloaded. Inkpalm 5 is the recommended model. Here's the mod for it.

Boox
Similar to the Moan e-readers, but more expensive and apparently more bloaty. Meant for the Western market, so comes in English.

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