Shelvy Books
Ranked 2 of 6 book trackers by recommenders
Recommended as an ad-free Goodreads alternative that imports Goodreads CSV exports. Caveats: accidental book taps and missing books or covers.
Recommended as an ad-free Goodreads alternative that imports Goodreads CSV exports. Caveats: accidental book taps and missing books or covers.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Imports Goodreads library easily
“Love this. +1 for the Goodreads import! I think it will make it easier for people to try!”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Shelvy Books” “imported goodreads no problem. Ai recommendation fails with unauthorized”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Shelvy Books” “Shelby can natively import a Gooreads CSV export!”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Shelvy Books”
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| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 17 | 33 | 34% | 8 | — | — |
| Shelvy BooksThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Hardcover | 8 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| LibraryThing | 6 | 1 | 86% | 5 | — | — |
| StoryGraph | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“looks good. those are not amazon affiliate links are they?”
“imported goodreads no problem. Ai recommendation fails with unauthorized”
“Personally, I dislike skeuomorphic design in digital interfaces.”
“Shelby can natively import a Gooreads CSV export!”
“Love this. +1 for the Goodreads import! I think it will make it easier for people to try!”
“I just tried a few books that were not found or could not get the cover”
“The UI with no ads and no buy buttons is so refreshing.”
“it takes me out of the flow when accidentally triggering a book below the current shelf”
“Cool! I used to use goodreads and have been looking for another way to organize my digital bookshelf.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.