📚 GM all nostr book lovers. In case you weren’t already aware the very early first version of Open Librarian has been released and is live.

Open Librarian is a FOSS book and reading tracking web-app (a little like GoodRead). It is Nostr native and still got a long way to go but I’m proud of the work so far.

Currently I recommend folks wanting to test it spin up a new NSEC (can do it through the app). I will be adding an import feature in future for you to be able to copy your shelves from one key to another. In the meantime, have a go with searching for books and adding them to your library shelves.

Features in the works:

- Tracking progress

- Reviews

- Personal challenges.

Further out there will be socials etc. but the books 📕 and reading 📖 take priority!

Here is my library card 🪪, you can log in with as ‘read only’ and have a nosey around the app.

https://www.openlibrarian.com/card/npub1zwnx29tj2lnem8wvjcx7avm8l4unswlz6zatk0vxzeu62uqagcash7fhrf/

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Fantastic! Been waiting for a NOSTR native GoodReads. Will check it out 🤙

Set your bar low currently it is mostly PoC, I’ll be putting more work into getting all the features in so it is comparable or better but it will take time.

Got to start somewhere. Keep up the good work 🤙

GM it’s looking great keep it up 👨‍💻

Much appreciated, loads to do but am chipping away at it. Roadmap is on GitHub at least so the vision is there.

Check you lightning wallet, I'm trying to zap this!

Also can you link to your github?

Weird, am using old alby still, need to swap to self hosted. Will have a dig into it later, thanks for letting me know.

https://github.com/RydalWater/OpenLibrarian

This looks great!

👀

Love it. Reading tracking please support koreader

Working on the reading progress feature now. Koreader may be a ways out but will take a look.

Damn, I was thinking about building something like this, but glad someone got around to it - excited to try it put and see if it was close what I had in mind !

👀

Cool! 🧐

This looks great! Wen Amber/bunker login?

As soon as I am able. Need to get some key features like progress and reviews built out then I’ll be taking a run at alternative login methods. In the meantime maybe spin up a new key to test, I’m planning on an import feature as well so any books you add you would be able to move over to your main account later.

🤔🧐🧐🤔👀🔥😎

Congratulations on the progress! Our app MyLibrarian is a book recommendation app, and we're in beta on TestFlight. You can sign up at MyLibrarian.co and we'll send you a link soon. I'm happy to be guest Librarian for book recommendations 💜📚

Awesome, will sign up!

Where do I sign up?

there is a beta tester link https://www.inthestacks.tv/Pages/SignUp

Sign up on the pop up on the HP🤗

Sorted, didn’t get a pop-up on the HP so maybe my phone blocked it. Maybe add a link to the menu as well just to be on the safe side.

Good idea, I'm designing a landing page just for the app as well

Awesome thanks!

I saw today that there is a project on Bluesky Goodreads alternative https://bsky.app/profile/nickthesick.com/post/3lct7qxbsl22o

Nice, love to see more people being encouraged to read!

Yes, as an author I love all book discovery 💜📚🌈

I’m liking the development so far.

I’m using a new nsec, to test, but I can’t access my “card” or find the npub with other clients.

Looking great!

👏 👏

When you’re logged in with the new nsec click on share my profile (bottom of the Home Screen), that should open up the library card page. Otherwise, “openlibrarian.com/card/npub…” should get you there as well. Let me know if you continue to experience issues and I’ll do some digging on my side.

Thanks. I’ll give it a try!

Been waiting for something like this! Let me sign in!🫡

Not yet able to do everything you want, if you give it time though I’ll get there. In the meantime enjoy getting back to reading!