Software Alternatives, Accelerators & Startups

The library VS Literal

Compare The library VS Literal and see what are their differences

The library logo The library

The ultimate place for all your books!

Literal logo Literal

Track your reading and discover your next favourite book
  • The library Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-23
  • Literal Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-02-16

The library videos

No The library videos yet. You could help us improve this page by suggesting one.

+ Add video

Literal videos

Literal Standard Version Review

More videos:

  • Review - Literal Standard Version: A Disappointing Review

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to The library and Literal)
Productivity
8 8%
92% 92
Books
11 11%
89% 89
iPhone
0 0%
100% 100
Social Networks
100 100%
0% 0

User comments

Share your experience with using The library and Literal. For example, how are they different and which one is better?
Log in or Post with

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Literal seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 4 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

The library mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of The library yet. Tracking of The library recommendations started around Nov 2022.

Literal mentions (4)

  • Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?
    quick shout-out to https://literal.club/ as a hopeful successor of GoodReads Before I sign up: does it do 'people who liked this book also liked...' ? And/or are the recommendations based on previous books I put in there myself ok? - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?
    Quick shout-out to https://literal.club/ as a hopeful successor of GoodReads, which has been in a state of disrepair if not abandonware for several years now. Literal is a terrific product and I hope it gains traction. As for my own entries… - Lapvonia by Moshfegh and Hollow by Catling are both sort of magical-realism set in medieval European villages, which would normally be considered "fantasy" but... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • How to Generate Dynamic SEO Image On Share?
    Hey all! Today I found a pretty cool feature on this book club site I use, literal.club. When you share your profile, Literal displays an image with the covers of 5 books that you've read. How do they accomplish this? I would love to do something like this for a social site in the future! Source: over 1 year ago
  • Alternatives to Goodreads?
    With literal.club, thestorygraph.com and readerly.com upcoming I fear there is to much fragmentation happening in the near future but we'll see which platform will persist. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing The library and Literal, you can also consider the following products

12min - Your free habit builder for reading

Readup - Track and improve your online reading habits.

POLAR - A powerful document manager for Mac, Windows, and Linux for managing web content, books, and notes and supports tagging, annotation, highlighting and keeps track of your reading progress.

Reading List - Reading List is a read-it-later app by Microsoft, which is bundled in Windows 8.1 onwards.

Booknshelf - Social book and bookshelf discovery platform.

Bookling - Track your reading habits and set goals