Goodreads vs Storygraph

June 17, 2025 | Author: Maria Lin
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Goodreads
Goodreads
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads, the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations
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Storygraph
Storygraph
StoryGraph is the all-in-one platform for your bookish needs. It's a fully-featured Amazon-free alternative to Goodreads. Storygraph helps to track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. Organise, search, and filter books by your tags and share curated lists with friends.
Goodreads vs Storygraph in our news:

2013. Kobo stops showing Goodreads ratings and reviews



As you recall, Amazon acquired the book-review social network Goodreads in March, so it's understandable that Kobo has ceased using the Goodreads API on its website and in its apps. This means no more Goodreads ratings and reviews on Kobo book pages. It appears this decision was made by Kobo rather than Goodreads or Amazon: The company’s chief content officer Michael Tamblyn mentioned to Good E-reader that Kobo may potentially reintegrate the Goodreads API in the future. However, this situation highlights the risks of depending on what is now a rival retailer’s API. Goodreads faced a similar issue in early 2012 when it stopped using Amazon’s API for book data and switched to data from book wholesaler Ingram. Currently, Goodreads states that it utilizes metadata from a combination of sources — Ingram, WorldCat and ONIX feeds.

Author: Maria Lin
Maria Lin, is a seasoned content writer who has contributed to numerous tech portals, including Mashable and bookrunch, as a guest author. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, where her research predominantly concentrated on mobile apps, software, AI and cloud services. With a deep passion for reading, Maria is particularly drawn to the intersection of technology and books, making book tech a subject of great interest to her. During her leisure time, she indulges in her love for cooking and finds solace in a good night's sleep. You can contact Maria Lin via email maria@bookrunch.com