I had a bunch of books I was in the middle of reading when I imported my Goodreads list. Now I want to update my reading progress but it creates a false stat.

Ex. I read like 12 pages but bc I started at page 100 it thinks I read 112 pages bc the book imported at 0 progress.

Not the biggest issue in the world but it bothers me. Lol. Do I start the book over? Just suck it up and forget that happened? Write a note on the progress comment that my stats are a lie!?

Are any other stat lovers dealing with this cunnundrum or just me?

Hey, guys! I have a Kindle basic but considering getting a Paperwhite. I love the Kindle App on my iPad mini though and have found myself using it more to read than my Kindle itself. How different is your reading experience on a Paperwhite vs Basic? Is it even remotely close to the iOS experience? I personally like x-ray as refresh of what I’ve read and the annunciation feature

As someone who frequently reads 10+ books a month and has Libby holds out the wazoo, I love(d) how I could access (and support) a lot of indie authors work through KU and Kobo+. However, as generative AI quickly became more accessible and less easily detectable, it seems like KU is now absolutely over run by AI generated materials. Just today I picked up 3 different books that were either written by a VERY amateur writer or generated by AI and it seems like I run into those types of books more than actually decent written stories. It’s honestly gotten to the point where I am seriously thinking about canceling my KU subscription.

That being said, while I have Kobo+, I really only use it for audiobooks and manga, and find the app not very user friendly 😅. Due to this, I don’t know if Kobo+ also has an issue with AI generated works flooding the market. Has anyone had issues with that?

A part of me wants to press for mandatory AI disclosures on these and related book platforms, but I know corporations have as many morals as a mushroom (though that might be slightly unfair to mushrooms) and don’t care as long as they see a profit. And more books mean more opportunities for profit 😔

barely three pages in and this is the most autistic man i’ve ever seen in my life. the emotional detachment, the matter-of-fact internal dialogue, the focus on sensations & smells, thinking everybody is accusing him and criticizing him, trying to say the right thing so the conversation can be over. i knew going in this book had been labelled as potential autism rep but shit, i’m about ready to diagnose the man myself.

did all of us readers have our wattpad/ ao3 era?? and did it all start at like 10-12 bcz i feel like we are all living the same life over here😪