Add automatic updating of read status on GoodReads #603
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We are planning to revamp how meta data for books is handled in the app which would in theory make it possible to store and edit the necessary link inside an ID3 field. While I do see the value in this idea, I'm not very keen to support a service owned by Amazon. |
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After quick research I found out that GoodReads does no longer provide public access to an API since December 2020 (Source), which makes such an integration very hard to maintain (or would violate the TOS of Goodreads). |
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I use Goodreads extensively to track my books and reading status, and I was planning to add the behavior you requested. However, Goodreads deprecated their API a while back, and it's currently quite messy to add books and update reading status through Goodreads. After some research, I found several alternatives, and the most promising one is https://hardcover.app. I've started working on a Hardcover integration to automatically detect books and track reading progress. I'm hoping to have something ready soon. @GianniCarlo FYI. |
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v5.9.0 is now live on the AppStore with the Hardcover integration! thanks again @jeremygrenier for carrying this release 🎉 |
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🗣 Context
Add automatic updating of read status on GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/)
💬 Narrative
It would be great to be able to link a book you're listening to to a GoodReads book when it's added to BookPlayer.
That way as you start reading a book it could have the started date automatically marked on GoodReads then as you progress the percent complete could be updated.
I often find that after a few years I can't remember what book in as series I was up to when the author releases multiple new books so Good Reads is a great way to track that but only if you remember to mark them as read! This would hopefully easily allow us to track them. Maybe even allowing future stuff like recommendations from GoodReads. 🤷♂️
📝 Notes
I suspect this linking would need to be done manually initially at least as there are often multiple copies of a book on there with similar names. For example I find Audiobooks are often books 1, 2 & 3 of a series and have the same name as the first book. A nice simple search UI or even initially just a way to add a GoodRead Book ID to your Audio Book when you first open it in the app.
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