Books

Yes there is you can get a csv file with everything, its a bit hidden but storygraph for example has instructions how to do it

That's Matt Parker of Stand-up Maths

I've looked at Storygraph and Bookwyrm. Storygraph is leaning pretty heavily into AI usage, so take that as you will. I, personally, did not like it so I bounced (I didn't think it was adding anything useful--maybe they've improved it since then.)

Bookwyrm is federated, so you pick an instance you like, etc etc. Bookwyrm's federation means that the same book will be scattered across instances, which makes doing review research a little difficult, but their search function is pretty solid for pulling all the books in, so at least you don't have to work too hard to find what you're looking for. It's also reliant on the community for filling in metadata/adding new books, and I'm kind of shocked at how frequently people don't put in basic metadata, but it's not the end of the world for me.

I do really like the "community" vibe of Bookwyrm. I've even found someone I started following for reviews because their tastes/opinions line up with mine.

Both services have solid import options for moving off Goodreads, but I will say I think Storygraph's is a bit better than Bookwyrm's for that.

EDIT: Also worth mentioning that Storygraph paywalls some features, and Bookwyrm is completely free.

I've only looked at BookWyrm and Storygraph and BookWyrm seems pretty small so there arent many reviews. Thats why i switched to StoryGraph

Nice, I haven't seen this template with Matt Parker before!

I've also uploaded it to imgflip.com

You can track pretty much anything on BookWyrm. If it's not already listed in one of the instances' directories, you can add it yourself.

I don't know about the others, but Storygraph does.

Adding I use bookwyrm because it's federated and uses activitypub so I can just boost my reviews from mastodon if I want to share them there.

You can even post a review on Lemmy (^_^)

Another service to check out others haven't mentioned is libro.fm. this one isn't self hostable or anything and is more of a direct replacement for Audible. Plus, they support local book stores with their sales and are a social purpose corporation.

Check if your library has access to libby. Or get a free library card from one of the big cities that does. You have to "check out" the books / audiobooks and they don't always have everything.

How was your experience with Librivox? I personally found it a bit lacking in the current affairs department 😉. (Although I found Quartermain highly entertaining)

Seriously speaking though: I recently purchased the audio book of Picks and Shovels directly from the author. I hope this is the way of the future. I too am dependent on audible and hate every second.

If you already have your own audiobook files, you can self host Audiobookshelf. I self host from my NAS and use the android app while I drive, but you can also listen in your browser as well and it syncs your progress.

Now do IMDB

I love Matt but it was very confusing seeing him peeking out of my memes

I worked with him last year for Pi Day and I can confirm he's legit as nice in person as he is on camera. Also he never swears, unlike James Grime who's a hilarious potty mouth :D

The Matt Parker? Of Parker Square fame?

Zoom on his jacked XD Video to this meme YT Video