Topic by Warcat 2021-01-06 22:04:29 (edited by Warcat 2021-01-06 22:07:49)

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Hi.
I stumbled across this new site. It claims to be an alternative to Goodreads.
I signed up and I liked the quiz that comes up very much. This quiz is for generating book recommendations.
Even though the recs are being made by an algorithm, I have to say that they actually reflect my taste quite well.
I was in the open beta for a while and helped with the accessibility, which basically means that I told the very helpful support on what is wrong with the site and how the issues could be fixed.
The site launched on the 1st january of this year, so it is relatively new.
link:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/
Check it out if you're interested.
PS: There is also a "TSG PLUS" plan, which gives you features that the free plan doesnt have. The Plus plan hasn't launched yet, so you can use the current feautres on the site for free now.

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Reply by crescent 2021-01-06 22:40:24

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I've been using the website for a few months now. I think a few months, time is messed up. Anyway, I agree. I really like the recommendations, and especially how the books are categorized.

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Reply by Warcat 2021-01-06 22:45:21

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yeah, the categorisation of the books are quite interesting.
Forgot to mention this: Storygraph has a twitter account. It is very active and the company always asks for user input.
@thestorygraph

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Reply by defender 2021-01-06 22:50:36

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This is a cool idea and I'll definitely be trying it out!  And thank you for your accessibility outreach Warcat, it's much appreciated.

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Reply by Warcat 2021-01-06 23:07:41

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@4: Not everything is fully accessible yet. When you check the recs, you will see a "to-read" button on a book. If you click it, it will still be there. You can fix this by opening the "filter menu" and then check the box "don't show books from my to-read pile". That will make the books you've marked disappear.
Another thing is the "sort" menu. You can open this by routing the mouse on the button for this menu, then some choices come up below. There might be other issues, but i haven't discovered any.
You can reach out to the company on twitter and via mail. I forgot the mail adress, but on every page there should be a "help" graphic. Click on this and a contact form opens up. The support replies very quickly. I had to wait a day at most for a twitter post I did, but they always answer, so I don't think there are any automated answering bots or anything like this.

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Reply by Mayana 2021-01-07 07:04:26

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I have been thinking of making a Storygraph account for some time now. It's been getting a lot of love over on Mastodon, and it seems this is the final push I needed. Thank you for the recommendation, and for contacting them about accessibility!

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Reply by Warcat 2021-01-08 15:08:07

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In case anyone is interested on what the team of TSG is working on, you can subscribe to the newsleter, or follow their twitter and the newsletter ets posted on there too. The news will be sent every week nd gives a rundown of what was done the previous week and what can be expected "this" week.

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