Readwise Books and Why I Don’t Need to Track My Reading Sessions

As a long-time Readwise subscriber, I recently got an invite to Readwise Books. I’ve been reading the surge of posts about it on other blogs from the moment it came out, as if it’s some huge, revelatory thing that we haven’t seen before. And it may become so. I’m not always the best visionary when it comes to these things, but I honestly don’t see myself using it much (or at all) for several reasons. I’ve been using Goodreads to keep track of what I’m reading since 2011. That’s quite a few years now, and I’ve got everything set up the way I like it… or rather, I’m used to it. My custom shelves are important to me. I’ve created many custom shelves over the years, and while I managed to import all my books into Readwise Books easily, I don’t think I can import my custom shelves. At least, I haven’t discovered how to do that. I don’t need to track my reading progress. I know that even Goodreads has features that let you update your reading progress and view statistics, but I don’t use…

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