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Discussion summary

Craig Mod created a personalized book tracking platform, seen as an alternative to Goodreads, mainly for his paid community. Discussions highlight its niche focus and differences from mainstream social media or review sites.

What the discussion says

  • Some see it as a niche community tool rather than a full Goodreads replacement.
  • Others compare it to platforms like The StoryGraph or Instagram, emphasizing its specific use case.
  • There is skepticism about its broader applicability outside of dedicated communities.
“It's for his paid community, not a general Goodreads replacement.”
— HN User
“If it's only for tracking books you liked, it's not a full Goodreads substitute.”
— HN User

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    by gnabgib
  • I kinda like this guy's post with the quotes and references. It's pretty dense with interesting stuff.
    by hombre_fatal
  • If it's only for tracking books you really liked, it's not a Good Reads replacement.
    by loeg
  • Who?
    by lol8675309
  • This link is more informative.

    https://craigmod.com/roden/102/#the-good-place

    Craig Mod is an interesting example of someone who makes a living online through "ethical" content production.

    by tolerance
  • Doesnt seem to overlap with good reads at all?

    I find goodreads sucks at book recommendations, but excluding the books that some random twitter replacement didnt read doesnt seem like its going to make it good at book recommendations either.

    Goodreads however remains fun for keeping me accountable with my reading goals, and nothing else has replaced that.

    DCC - Yeah this isnt great. Yeah the litrpg genre was infested from the beginning with 20booksto50K people, and then LLM people.

    by protocolture
  • Specifically for his private social media that’s a benefit for his paid subscribers. 5 or 6 days of a few hours a day, with Claude.
    by natbennett
  • If you want a non-corporate alternative to Goodreads, there's a Fediverse one, BookWyrm: https://bookwyrm.social/

    (I don't know how many people are using BookWyrm, but Goodreads itself seems half-abandoned. Maybe most of the publisher attention is on TikTok influencing now?)

    by neilv

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