I support idea of Bookwyrm. But unfortunately using Bookwyrm is best described as a chore. Way too many issues, unable to load page, slow etc. But still, I will rather use Bookwyrm than Goodreads.
I am just getting started myself. I have been tracking my reading with a spreadsheet and I was able to bring my data in. I like the way it organizes and tracks the books I read. But it seems to me one of the core features is connecting with other readers to help find new things to read, so I am trying to find some well connected nodes as a hopping off point.
Use a different instance then. Bookwyrm is like Lemmy or Mastodon, you have other options for servers.
Unfortunately it's so incredibly unintuitive that most people wouldn't know how to do that
LibraryThing!
what benefits do people see from tracking their reading? why do you do it? I couldn't see the appeal years ago & had some hangups about it (like an overjustification effect psychologically from the social aspect of it messing up my motivation to read) but I've since gone through periods of tracking my spending & my food & seen benefits from those.
Tracking my read books motivates me to read more. I’m trying to read at least one book a month this year, after years of not reading much at all. I’m on book 6 so far, but when my partner asked me the other day how far along I was in my goal I told them either 4 or 5 before I went on bookwyrm and actually checked. I have the memory of a goldfish. I also like to sometimes look back and see which books took me longer to finish. My final reason is that bookwyrm (right now) provides me reviews I think I can place a little more weight on than maybe some other platforms. It works for me, even though I agree that using it is a bit cumbersome at this stage of its development.
I used to read only physical books, but when I got into audiobooks I noticed I had a digital trail of the books I was reading. I started to recording them in a spreadsheet. Eventually I was able to bring that into Goodreads as a way to get algorithmic recommendations based on past reading habits. I do not see that works very well, however. Bookwyrm seems to work differently. It is more of a social network and it helps you find new books to read by finding other readers with similar interests to yourself.
One thing I do not need is more recommendations of what to read, my list is bottomless. Do you find it encourages you to read more or read differently? Has it given you any insights about your habits?
