I created an account on Goodreads. Here's my experience and first impressions: There were several login options (+). I logged in through Amazon. I expected to be able to get in and start using the service... but then it asked me to create a new login again for Goodreads! (-) A big minus... cause this just defeated the purpose of logging in through Amazon. I then selected categories and it pulled all my books in from Amazon and asked me to rate them. It then gives me recommendations based on my ratings and the categories i selected. But there was one big problem... cause all their recommendations (history, fiction, etc) were all related to children's books!! (-)
Algorithm seems very messed up. Website is cluttered and unorganized. Recommendations were useless. Bookshelf is very busy. The UI is not pretty and the UX is seriously lacking!
- Has many members already.
- Has a large library.
- Can view friends bookshelves
- Bookshelves, reviews and ratings are public
- Recommendations based on past history
- Website is cluttered and messy
- UI and UX is very poorly designed
- Algorithm is not accurate
- Login is long and tedious
- Much better UI and UX design
- Improve the recommendation algorithm
- Make the login more efficient
- Need to modernize the site
- Better connect to social media
- As new sites/apps come up, readers might leave for a better and more enjoyable experience
- book lovers
- large library
- bookshelves
- reviews
- ratings
- recommendations
- favorite books
- least favorite books
- search
- browse
- trivia
- quizzes
- quotes
- book lists
- title/author
- modern
- efficient
- clean
- uncluttered
- organized
- accurate
- fun
- enjoyable
- customizable
- book club
- minimal
- fast
There are competitors that are less cluttered and seem more modern. But GoodReads has a bigger member base right now.