# Shelvy Books

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Shelvy Books and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an ad-free Goodreads alternative that imports Goodreads CSV exports. Caveats: accidental book taps and missing books or covers.

## Why people recommend it

- Imports Goodreads library easily (3 comments): "Love this. +1 for the Goodreads import! I think it will make it easier for people to try!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46806109)) "imported goodreads no problem. Ai recommendation fails with unauthorized" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46810825)) "Shelby can natively import a Gooreads CSV export!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46809622))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Goodreads](https://hackerapproved.com/p/goodreads.md): 17 recommend
- [Hardcover](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hardcover.md): 8 recommend
- [LibraryThing](https://hackerapproved.com/p/librarything.md): 6 recommend
- [StoryGraph](https://hackerapproved.com/p/storygraph.md): 5 recommend
- [BookWyrm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bookwyrm.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shelvy Books", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shelvy-books/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).