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Miles Scherrer

Bookself - The social reading app 📚💬

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Discover, collect and discuss your favourite books.
Follow friends, like-minded people, experts and authors.
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Miles Scherrer
Maker
As almost everything about Goodreads is broken, readers do not have a great community to discover, recommend and discuss books while authors lack a good channel to interact with their readers. Readers hack other social platforms like #bookstagram-ers do on IG, #booktube-rs do on YouTube or move the discussion to Reddit. But these platforms are not built for books. This is why we built Bookself.app. Currently we are a drop in replacement for Goodreads and over the coming months we are launching premium audiobook and ebook content to the app with a new, more flexible pricing model for digital books. In the meantime, join the book club and let us know all your feedback!
joshua bradley
@miles_scherrer +1 for Goodreads sync not working. Logged in on the web ... hit button, busted.
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@airjoshb Sorry about that, it should work now. Might need to login incognito or clear cache. If still no, DM me your goodreads profile link and we will do it manually :P
Niklas Pivic
@airjoshb @miles_scherrer Is there a fix coming for the Goodreads import? In Bookself I have 289 books after having run the Goodreads import, but in Goodreads, I have 1348 books.
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@airjoshb @niklaspivic666 Hmm we did fix it and also added import of book reviews, let me know your goodreads user link in DM and we will find the issue.
Niklas Pivic
@airjoshb @miles_scherrer I've responded, Miles! Now I've got 857 books in Bookself, and more can't be added (when I've tried the import process twice).
Stefan Wirth
Been using this for a long time and it's impressive to see how far it has come. 🎉✌️
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@nafetswirth Thanks Stefan!! 🙏🖖
Niklas Pivic
Sweet to see there's a way to import books from Goodreads! Will there be a dark mode for the app? One of my pet peeves about Goodreads is the inability to order books when browsing a to-read shelf. Is this available in Bookself? Thanks for the app so far!
Niklas Pivic
@miles_scherrer it seems the Goodreads import throws me to https://bookself.app/undefined and the main window just says "Stacking books..." Is it OK or is this a bug? Would be great to see a progress indicator.
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@niklaspivic666 Thanks for great feedback! Yes we aim to expand the dark mode to the full app, currently it is only available while reading ebooks. As we launch premium audiobooks and ebooks, this should be in place. You can actually rearrange by Trello-style drag drop on our web app. We aim to extend the drag drop sorting to mobile and add some other sorting options too, just trickier to implement!
Niklas Pivic
@miles_scherrer is there a way to refresh a page? I am checking out my profile in the app (Android) and there's no way to do it, it seems. I've added a book to my reading page via the web but it's not viewable via the app.
Niklas Pivic
@miles_scherrer Thanks a lot! How's the Goodreads import coming along?
Miles Scherrer
Maker
As the import is currently web only, make sure that you are logged in also in the browser when syncing. We will look into improvements overall here!
Naya Moss
This is everything Good Reads should have been! I really hope fellow book lovers start to use this. I'm really loving the wave of meaningful social apps. I'm reeeeallly excited about this app 😍
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@nayamoss Thanks Naya, we're excited to follow your recommendations!
Jessica Mansourati
@nayamoss Thank you Naya! Really excited to have you on there and to follow your writing in other platforms!
Arjun Sundararajan
Finally a version of goodreads that cares about users. Can I import my goodreads profile ? The iOS app is fantastic. Wish the web app receives some love.
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@sarjun Yes, go to the web app menu and press "Sync". We've had some issues on the import when Goodreads are missing some meta data but are working to handle those. The web app has been lagging mobile but it will catch up on features soon.
Bana Matiwos
Love that I'm able to actually discuss my reads and that it's simple, unlike Goodreads that's becoming so messy!
Giacomo Barbieri
Wow, finally a good Goodreads alternative! I wandered a bit in all the section ( really neat, congrats), but for me to definitely switch to this I need two features: - Log pages read while the book is in 'Reading' - Submit new books via ISBN scan or manually Also, the Goodreads import seems not to work :)
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@ijaack94 Thanks! - Page logging is actually available for most books if you open the book's main page under the "Your reading" headline. We also compute total pages read overall which you can track in the achievements page on your profile (were you also can set reading goals and daily reminders). If you cannot find it, let me know which book and we will add the page number data :) - Yes, that would be neat! - Make sure you are logged in on the web since this is still only a web feature and we will work on improving it in the meantime!
Giacomo Barbieri
@miles_scherrer OK, I tried with a couple of books but I didn't manage to do it :( I also tried multiple times for Goodreads import, but It didn't work, also if I have an active session in Goodreads..:(
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@ijaack94 Try now, the pages number data has now been added :) Also for syncing, make sure you are logged in to Bookself's web app in the browser before authenticating Goodreads.
Giacomo Barbieri
@miles_scherrer I don't know, it still doesn't work: I signed with Facebook on both accounts, is that ok? Don't know what to think of anymore :(
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@ijaack94 Hmm let's look into it, I will PM you!
Roger Dean Olden
The app is so good that I manually migrated all my books from goodreads even though it was still in beta and buggy as hell. With the already steady improvements I am looking forward to see where it goes from here! 💫
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@rogerolden Thanks for bearing with us Roger :P
Jessica Mansourati
Maker
@rogerolden getting there, step by step!
joshua bradley
@rogerolden I'm curious what you found so good that you manually migrated your books? What are the killer features for you? I like the idea of a better Goodreads a lot, but am not finding enough of a reason to spend the time. Even after going back and forth with import issues, it only got about 40% of my Goodreads.
Matt Phelps
As a longtime user, this app has everything I want and need. The team has a fast iteration cycle and are careful not to bloat the app with unnecessary features. I go straight to Bookself when looking for new books and am always excited to update my profile when I've finished a book. Keep it up team!
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@matt_phelps Thanks Matt! Reading goal progress looking solid
Carro Hjelm
Best way to keep track of books I want to read and increase how much I'm reading by getting inspired by others!
JC Alvarez
This is awesome! As I'm trying to import from Goodreads it just says Stacking books... and I'm doing this from my browser
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@jcalvarezjr We need to polish this feature but the most common issue is that you need to be logged in to Bookself in the web browser before authenticating Goodreads. It is currently a web feature only so if you got directed from the mobile app, log in to Bookself in your mobile browser too.
JC Alvarez
@miles_scherrer no worries, I just manually added my books. Really got a give it to you, this is very clean and simple. I'll be using this as a Goodreads replacement! Looking forward to what else you've got planned for it.
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@tom_pryor Now it should be fixed! If you get the same no response, try with incognito mode and it should work :)
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@jcalvarezjr Thanks! We are primarily looking to add more content (audiobooks, ebooks), improved threading in chats for book discussions and stats/achievements/challenges. Curious to hear what would be valuable for you!
JC Alvarez
@miles_scherrer Thanks! Only thing for now is to improve load times on the iOS app, it's very slow at even loading my profile and the "based on your reading" feature. All in all apart from the additional content you'll be adding i think it's good enough to get settled in without feature overload as a user.
Adiam Johannes
I love bookself! It’s a perfect way for me to keep track of all the good books I want to read. The best part is that I can interact with others that love this as much as I (& it’s so easy!). Im sorry Goodreads but from now on I’m a bookselfer!
Gustaf Lundberg Toresson
Seriously good discovery and the platform is true mobile first. I love that I can see books that my family and friends are reading and can text and comment based on their reading habits. And finally I can have my want-to-read list in its right element, which is not Google Keep. Also, my mother is a librarian and approves. G-R-E-A-T app!
Mitch Lillie
Love this product, but not going to be able to switch until the Goodreads sync is working! Any update on it? Not working for me on latest FF or Chrome on macOS
Miles Scherrer
Maker
@mitchlillie Fair enough - found the issue though, should work now. Might need to login incognito or clear cache if still not working. If not, send me your goodreads profile link and we will do it manually :P
Aida Aidia Goitom
Love using bookself when looking for something new to read, it is easy to use and engage with fellow booklovers with the app.
Adrian Arnsvik Bjurefalk
Using it daily. Finally a social aspect to books. Great for sharing the reading experience!
Julia Delin
I needed a better to-read book app than goodreads, good job on the UI!
Jessica Mansourati
Maker
@juliadelin thank you Julia!
Nadja Saleh
So I’ve been using this app for a while now and I’m so amazed. A book lover like myself often needs inspiration for which book to read next. With Bookself I no longer need to spend time on asking my friends or google for my next book purchase, this app does the work, and I love it!
Jessica Mansourati
Maker
@nadja_saleh Thanks Nadja! looking forward to following your reading
Arish Karadaghi
I started using Bookself early on as a way of keeping track of all the books I need to read. It's nice to see what other people and friends are reading and it also allow me to share my books(h)elf. Love the new update with free audio- & ebooks. Looking forward to see what new features you will come up with!
Joacim K Andersson
I am disorganised as f*ck by nature, and this app is by far the easiest way I've encountered to keep track of books I want to read. It is the first thing that pops up in my head when I get a book recommendation - adding the book on Bookself has become a natural part of my routine. It helps me find new inspiration for things to read too which is just great. I'm a print-first reader though so I mainly use search and list functionalities.