I like reading and tracking my books. The biggest app for this, Goodreads, is less than ideal in terms of design, for users, and for the community. Let's deep-dive into everything wrong with Goodreads.
📚 Goodreads Alternatives
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✨ CHAPTERS
0:00 Goodreads stinks
0:55 User interface
2:16 Device consistency
3:29 Missing features
4:44 Community issues
6:12 Review system is lacking
8:28 Review verification
12:40 Amazon...
15:26 Goodreads alternatives
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