StoryGraph Networking Thread

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Unfortunately, it appears that the cost is $4.99 each month.

All the core functionality is free, including buddy reads. The Plus option is just that, "plus" - offering extra functionality if desired

[JSWolf]

To give SG a proper use, I'll need to delete all of my books and import again from Goodreads. The problem is that most of the versions of my books is wrong, It's due to SG not having the correct versions in the database back then. Should be OK now.

[JSWolf]

I'm still finding a lot of errors even when the listing has the correct ISBN. This is going to take a long time to fix. But I plan to get my library fixed.

[DiapDealer]

Moderator Notice
Jon, this is not the "problems I'm having (going to have) trying to get set up on StoryGraph" thread. This is a networking thread for people to share StoryGraph usernames with other Mobileread members. Please save your complaints for other "howto" threads, please.

[astrangerhere]

Jon, are you interested in sharing your username in SG and/or adding friends?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Jon, are you interested in sharing your username in SG and/or adding friends?

Thanks. My SG username is jswolf.

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Jon, this is not the "problems I'm having (going to have) trying to get set up on StoryGraph" thread. This is a networking thread for people to share StoryGraph usernames with other Mobileread members. Please save your complaints for other "howto" threads, please.

Thanks for trying.

[JSWolf]

Anyone else on StoryGraph want to share his/her username?

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by issybird

I could be interested. I’ve had no experience of StoryGraph but would be willing to take a look; I know there are those who prefer it to Goodreads. A “public” reading challenge might be what I need actually to complete an annual challenge; I have not been at all successful with them in recent years.

Are you looking for something specific like numbers/subjects or just total books?

[hildea]

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

All the core functionality is free, including buddy reads. The Plus option is just that, "plus" - offering extra functionality if desired

Yep For example: All users can accept invitations to buddy reads, and can start buddy reads for any books they choose and invite both specific users and users suggested by the algorithm.
Plus users can start buddy reads where they enter a list of specific users, and the algorithm suggests books for those people to read together. (I'm not sure how good this algorithm is, could be fun to try if there are a few users who'd want to do it with me.)

[hildea]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Would anyone like to participate in a 2023 Reading Challenge Thread? I know there is/was a number of Goodreads group reads at one point, so I am seeing if there is any interest for those who have left GR.

I'd be interested in a challenge with prompts for types of books to read. I'm not interested in one that's just number of books or number of pages.

I'm (kind of) participating in this one now. ("Kind of" because there's a bingo card that's meant to be posted on Twitter, and I haven't done that in ages.) I like the type of prompts, but I miss somewhere to talk about the books. It doesn't look as if there's much talk about it on Twitter, although that could be the search algorithm being messed up.

What about combining a reading challenge and book club?
We could make a challenge with a limited number of prompts -- say no more than a dozen -- and start a thread for each prompt in the reading club forum. People in the thread would read different books (so we should go easy on the spoilers), but there could still be interesting discussions to be had. I remember some people saying that the nomination threads were the best parts of the book clubs, this way the club would be all nomination threads

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by hildea

I'd be interested in a challenge with prompts for types of books to read

You can browse the Reading Challenges at TSG. Click on "Reading Challenges" then "Browse" then select the ones that appeal - the Read the World and Onboarding were both interesting for me this year

[hildea]

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

You can browse the Reading Challenges at TSG. Click on "Reading Challenges" then "Browse" then select the ones that appeal - the Read the World and Onboarding were both interesting for me this year

Thanks, I haven't thought about checking that one, for some reason!

[PunkyKoopa]

I am also thinking about giving StoryGraph a try. Can I save quotes and annotations of my books?

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by PunkyKoopa

I am also thinking about giving StoryGraph a try. Can I save quotes and annotations of my books?

There's a reading journal where can you enter notes etc as you read, I don't think there's an export function yet.