Books

Is that the better one? IDK I don't use good reads much and just want a simple good intentioned replacement

I've looked at Storygraph and Bookwyrm. Storygraph is leaning pretty heavily into AI usage, so take that as you will. I, personally, did not like it so I bounced (I didn't think it was adding anything useful--maybe they've improved it since then.)

Bookwyrm is federated, so you pick an instance you like, etc etc. Bookwyrm's federation means that the same book will be scattered across instances, which makes doing review research a little difficult, but their search function is pretty solid for pulling all the books in, so at least you don't have to work too hard to find what you're looking for. It's also reliant on the community for filling in metadata/adding new books, and I'm kind of shocked at how frequently people don't put in basic metadata, but it's not the end of the world for me.

I do really like the "community" vibe of Bookwyrm. I've even found someone I started following for reviews because their tastes/opinions line up with mine.

Both services have solid import options for moving off Goodreads, but I will say I think Storygraph's is a bit better than Bookwyrm's for that.

EDIT: Also worth mentioning that Storygraph paywalls some features, and Bookwyrm is completely free.

You can even post a review on Lemmy (^_^)

Adding I use bookwyrm because it's federated and uses activitypub so I can just boost my reviews from mastodon if I want to share them there.

You can install KOReader on Kobo. Very nice UI.

Buy a second-hand Kindle (or repurpose one that you already own), jailbreak it with WinterBreak, and read whatever you want.

If you already have your own audiobook files, you can self host Audiobookshelf. I self host from my NAS and use the android app while I drive, but you can also listen in your browser as well and it syncs your progress.

Check if your library has access to libby. Or get a free library card from one of the big cities that does. You have to "check out" the books / audiobooks and they don't always have everything.