Alternatives to LibraryThing [closed]

Question

I use LibraryThing for a long time but the interface is very unintuitive and "oldschool". Are there some better alternatives out there?

I want:

Nice looking GUI
Good API to include recent books on my blog
Possibility to add own book covers and import books from other sites like Amazon.
Import/Export option

So a new alternative that I've just come across that has a great GUI is libib.com

Philippe Mongeau · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-07 22:57:27Z

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answered Jul 7 '10 at 22:57

Philippe Mongeau
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Great import/export API! – Aaron Jul 8 '10 at 10:29

Oliver Giesen · Answer 2 · 2010-07-08 00:01:01Z

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Have you looked at Shelfari? Looks good to me, even though some features of LibraryThing are still missing.

answered Jul 8 '10 at 0:01

Oliver Giesen
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	I love shelfari, just wish they would add some social network integration. eg. - facebook shelfari.com/groups/15217/discussions/98356/… – GollyJer Jul 8 '10 at 1:44
	Shelfari looks great but doesn't work for German books (expect i search for the ISBN). – Aaron Jul 8 '10 at 10:24

Alex · Answer 3 · 2012-09-11 19:52:36Z

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I played around with books.google.com. It works great for keeping an online library. (You can find my personal library here.) There is also the Amazon Reading List Plugin for LinkedIn If you're a big LinkedIn user.

edited Sep 11 '12 at 19:52

Alex
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answered Jul 7 '10 at 23:34

Evan Carroll
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WOW I didn't know that google had such a service! – Aaron Jul 8 '10 at 10:18

Don Kirkby · Answer 4 · 2010-07-07 23:49:13Z

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I like Open Library. It's a wiki, and they link to archive.org's on-line reader for any books that are available. Here's The Little Gingerbread Man as an example.

answered Jul 7 '10 at 23:49

Don Kirkby
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closed as off topic by Eight Days of Malaise, phwd♦ Sep 11 '12 at 21:54