Kobo plans to integrate its ereaders and reading apps with StoryGraph in June. StoryGraph is an independent social reading platform outside Amazon’s ecosystem that gives users more control over recommendations. The integration will automatically sync with connected StoryGraph accounts. It will update book progress percentages, add currently reading titles to StoryGraph’s In Progress shelf, and mark finished books as “Read.” The sync will also apply to audiobooks listened to through Kobo’s platform. Kobo positions the integration as reducing friction between reading and tracking or sharing progress, and it aligns with Kobo’s broader approach to reader control through other integrations like Instapaper and cloud storage access.
"Kobo has announced plans to integrate its ereaders and reading apps with the social reading platform StoryGraph in June. StoryGraph is an independent alternative to Goodreads that exists outside of Amazon's ecosystem and offers users more control over their recommendations."
""For a lot of us, the best part of reading is the community. It's a part of how we show up in the world as readers every day," Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn said in a statement. "That's why I'm so excited about our integration with StoryGraph. We wanted to strip away the friction between finishing a chapter and tracking and sharing your progress. Now, Kobo readers can do exactly that, seamlessly.""
"When the new integration launches in June, Kobo ereaders and reading apps will automatically sync with connected StoryGraph accounts. The integration will update book progress percentages, add books you're currently reading to StoryGraph's In Progress shelf and mark finished books as "Read." Besides ebooks, the integration will also work with any audiobooks you listen to through Kobo's platform."
"As an alternative to Amazon's more popular, but restrictive Kindle ecosystem, it makes a lot of sense Kobo would work with StoryGraph. Both companies are aligned on giving readers more control over their reading experience. StoryGraph is also just one of several integrations Kobo currently offers."
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