Users shelve books as read, reading, or want to read, and follow friends. Bookstores and authors use it to see which titles readers talk about. Its data is a handy signal for what is popular.
Amazon owns it, and the interface has changed little in years.
StoryGraph is an alternative. Goodreads suits bookstore owners and readers.
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Headway
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Shortform
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Storytel
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Blinkist
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