@[email protected]Nov 22, 2022
Julie C. Day
I stumbled into #Bookwyrm yesterday and got all sorts of excited! No algorithms pushing up 5-star positive reviews to increase commerce. No ads. No crews of super-fan marketing armies. (I'm an #sff #romancelandia #literary #allthebooks omnivore. Some types of books on goodreads are just roiling with suspect reviews.) I'm trying to settle into #mastodon before really diving in, but I couldn't resist. I already have an account and my 1st "now reading" book!
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:22pmWeb
Show thread一条咸鱼江中游🍹🐲Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday  very well,hope you enjoy
Show threadJoseph Jude Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday Please share your profile url. Here is mine: ramblingreaders.org/user/jjude

I'm slowly building my profile there.
Rambling Readers

Passionate about reading and walking

Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@jjude it's @[email protected]!
Show threaddubiago Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday Do you think it's a decent way of finding new books to read? For their faults, commerce-centric algorithms do have that strength--they show what's selling. Important, so as to not waste time on a terrible book.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@dubiago for me it is, but I tend to follow my own interests. Even books with great editorial reviews and incredible writing can not be huge commercial successes. And I enjoy small press books, where this is especially true. If the write up is good and the publisher is listed, I'm happier w/o the algorithm.
Show threaddubiago Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday I may have to spin up an instance of that, too 😎
Show threadRaimondas LapinskasNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday What is your bookwyrm account?
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@raimondaslapinskas it's @[email protected]
Show threadRaimondas LapinskasNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday Nice to meet you bookwyrm.social/user/rlaimonda…
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@raimondaslapinskas nice to meet you, as well! @[email protected]
Show threadZekovski 🌼Nov 22, 2022

@thisjulieday
Did you know that thanks to the magic of the Fediverse you can also interact with Bookwyrm from Masto ?

Just subscribe to someone's @ from BookWyrm here, and you'll be able to see their new reviews and comment them.

Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Zekovski I did not until just now! Thanks for that!
Show threadAndrea TitoloNov 22, 2022

@thisjulieday #Bookwyrm is really good 😊 maybe you already saw it, but if you don’t find a book (or an edition) you can manually add it to open library (one of the sources for bookwyrm) and it will show up. It’s a feature that I love, as in this way one can also help the entire community

https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/editing

Editing Open Library | Open Library

Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free.

Show threadskye it/its 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 22, 2022
@andreatitolo @thisjulieday can you import your "read" list from goodreads somehow? because I don't think I'd ever find the spoons to do that by hand
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@skye @andreatitolo I don't know, honestly. I was going to do it by hand for my favorites only. But your idea is do much better....
Show threadAndrea TitoloNov 22, 2022
@skye @thisjulieday Mmmh I’ve never used goodreads but bookwyrm is able to import data from a csv. You should be able to export your goodreads library as a csv I believe and import them without issues 🤔
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@andreatitolo @skye that sounds right and so much easier than what I planned!
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@andreatitolo Thanks for the tip! I was just looking at open library and trying to figure out the connection. I'm totally onboard with adding more books!
Show threadONE WAY OUT (she/her)Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday now I know I need to join that server lol
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@laurenandcats do it! 😂🙃
Show threadONE WAY OUT (she/her)Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday I did AND I’m manually entering a book now!
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@laurenandcats woohoo!
Show threadONE WAY OUT (she/her)Nov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday @[email protected]
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday well now i have to figure out #Bookwyrm ! I just started using Storygraph as an alternative to Good Reads.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer how does storygraph feel to you? Is it worth taking a look?
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday it took some getting used to, but I appreciate the visual interpretation of what I’m reading and how it’s also broken down into recurring themes. I also really like that it’s an independently owned and operated.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer feels like I should give it a try.
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday it’s worth taking a poke around, for sure. It also can port over your Goodreads stuff so you don’t lose your stuff.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer that is super useful
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday any platform that makes it easier to bounce around and try it all out, it a good one in my books. Pun not intended, but I’m keeping it.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer agreed!
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday it’s also sort of strange, too. I’m so used to the people I engage with elsewhere knowing about The Newest Olympian and other podcasts I follow but here I’ve already recommended it 2-3 times
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer okay, so yes, I am another one. I don't know either of those podcasts 😂
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday haha The Newest Olympian is a guy named Mike who is in his 30’s reading the Percy Jackson series for the first time. He did Potterless before this, same deal but with Harry Potter. He has guests on who grew up with the series and each episode is a chapter or so and Mike makes predictions about what’s going to happen and no on confirms or denies or spoils it for him. It’s a lot of fun.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer Omg! That sounds hilarious.
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday it’s a total blast! He gets very excited when he makes predictions and knowing what actually happens you’re sort of in on the joke with everyone else. He’s perfect for it. At the end of each book he has an expert come on to talk about the mythology covered in the book they just finished
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer I'm going try it on my drive to work today!
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday let me know what you think! Episode 0 is him explaining how much he actually knows about the series/Greek mythology, and then episode 1 is the actual start. 0 will give you a good feel for Mike.
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday it feels a bit more like a community and less like a straight up, bare bones, tracking system.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer I'll have to see how that feels. I'm feeling full of new communities at the moment 😂 the #fediverse is so engaging!
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday I’m definitely trying to figure out how to spend my time across all these new platforms that have emerged haha.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer I'm actually enjoying them, which is a bit of a problem at the moment 😂
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday same, I’m really enjoying the smaller community here
Show threadTina and Tony SohlNov 22, 2022
@Biodomer How do I get connected to #bookworm
Show threadTony LantzNov 22, 2022
@TinaSohl I’m very much still learning about it. StoryGraph is an app and fairly straight forward. Bookwyrm is here https://bookwyrm.social and there may be an instance on Mastodon for it specifically
BookWyrm

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Show threadEllenMNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday I use #Storygraph and it's very much the same.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@samarcand I've decided to try out #Storygraph as well 🙃
Show threadEllenMNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday if you want to follow me and judge my reading habits, I'm ellen_mellor on there.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@samarcand Ha! Im not really into judging others reading. I go down some pretty funky rabbit holes myself 🙃I'm @[email protected]
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@samarcand I couldn't find you. It could be me still getting used to the interface. Could you give me your entire account name?
Show threadEllenMNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ellen_mellor
Sign In | The StoryGraph

Show threadEllenMNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday and I'm now also @[email protected] as well.
Show threadKate FoskNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday Thank you for the reminder, I had been meaning to check this out.
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@kkffoo I highly recommend 🙃
Show threadaxiomeNov 22, 2022

@thisjulieday How is Bookwyrm?

Can you read ebooks on it, because i’ve been looking for a good app to do that

Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@actuallyAx I don't think so. It's for book tracking such as you find on goodreads, librarything, or Bookbub. There are plenty of free ereader apps out there. I use the Libby, kobo, and kindle apps and occasionally the Apple Books app.
Show threadaxiomeNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday Oh alright, thanks!
Show threadNYCNormaNov 22, 2022
@thisjulieday Bookwyrm is on my list of things to try, your comment is making me more enthusiastic about it
Show threadJulie C. DayNov 22, 2022
@norma try it! 🙃
Show threadserinusNov 22, 2022

@thisjulieday

Enjoy it while it lasts. Where there are people, marketing will follow.

Most social media sites are rife with state and private public influence operations. If Mastodon is popular enough to be relevant, they'll be here too.