Rocket Reads

A simpler alternative to Goodreads

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A simpler alternative to Goodreads

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NMSGen

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I built this app last week as a little side project - it took about 12 hours, so there are probably still lots of bugs. I wanted a simple way to keep track of the books I had read and am currently reading. You can checkout my profile here: http://rocketreads.com/feint If you have any suggestions or ideas let me know.

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11yr ago

Reedsy

@feint pretty cool; started mine http://rocketreads.com/emmanueln....

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11yr ago

noplace

@feint Anthony back with another beautiful product!

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11yr ago

@feint What'd you build it with? Looks great, have been looking for a minimal version of Goodreads for awhile now!

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11yr ago

@feint I really like your site. I did a similar project at the end of last year -- https://50books.org -- which is also designed to track reading lists in a minimal way. Great work! PS: My URL is https://50books.org/list/dshaw -- I'm always happy to receive reading suggestions!

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11yr ago

Une Citation Par Jour

@feint Love the simplicity and the design! Would you consider open sourcing it so people can contribute to the product? Started mine here: http://rocketreads.com/TimPetricola

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11yr ago

Workspaces

I'm loving the Random Discoveries so far. Are these somewhat based off the books I've listed in my library?

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11yr ago

NMSGen

Maker

@_ryangilbert not at the moment, they will be.

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11yr ago

Really nice ... like the simple design. It's a refreshing break from GoodReads' clutter. Add a few options to customize your profile (or just pull in your Twitter profile) and it'll be perfect.

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11yr ago

NMSGen

Maker

@maguay Thanks Matthew. Yep, I'm going to focus on the user profiles next

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11yr ago

@feint One more thing: needs a way to manually add books that aren't in Amazon (like the A Book Apart library).

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11yr ago

NMSGen

Maker

@maguay yep absolutely

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11yr ago

@feint this looks awesome. I'm looking for a combination of something super simple as this and something where users can login/borrow books. any suggestions if a tool like this exists? also, i have tons already bookmarked on amazon so if there is a way i can pull and sync that data, I'd love to link a personal site to this page + have my own comments on the book rather than this insane detailed summary. sorry just giving suggestions :)

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11yr ago

Adding import feature from GoodReads would give me reason to expand my list, but already started anyway! PS May also look at Degreed.com for how they import from Goodreads to user profiles...I keep track of books between GoodReads and Scribd collections mainly. ... Added to my Writing collection too! Thanks again.

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11yr ago

NMSGen

Maker

@decision_ theres been a few requests for goodreads import. Definitely something I will look into

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11yr ago

Can I Stay with You....

duddddeeeee... thank you for this. goodreads is such a mess, and their "newsfeed" thingy is garbage. all i want is something to keep track of my books. 🙏🙏🙏

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11yr ago

Simple & clean design. I think adding the feature of transferring the read, reading, and want to read list from goodreads to Rocketreads would help in switching process for the users. And ya, the user profile also needs work :)

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11yr ago

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