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Hoopla vs Storygraph
Hoopla
58 positive (88%) · 3 mixed (5%) · 5 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted: +76%
AI summary — not a quote
Hoopla is a popular digital media service provided through public libraries that allows users to borrow audiobooks, ebooks, movies, and music for free. It is highly valued for its 'instant' borrow model, which eliminates the waitlists and holds common on similar platforms like Libby, though it imposes strict monthly borrow limits.
Pros
- Instant access with no wait times or holds for available titles
- Completely free to use with a participating public library card
- Wide variety of media types including comics, music, television, and textbooks
- Allows users to avoid paid subscriptions like Audible or Spotify
Cons
- Strict monthly borrow limits (often capped at 8-10 items depending on the library)
- Selection can be limited and often lacks the newest or most popular bestsellers
- Some audiobooks are only available as abridged versions
- Reports of libraries dropping the service due to high per-rental costs and concerns over AI-generated content
Top excerpts
Hoopla is even worse. A ton of libraries across the US have had to drop them because of the cost.
oh yes and hoopla and spotify so i'm not exactly starved but there were a ton of good titles in the premium plus.
Hoopla is another library app as well that has a different selection.
You may be able to sign up for a card digitally and access their catalog through Libby, Hoopla, Cloud library or others.
Hoopla and Libby are free, legit , sources for audio and e books. ... If you can get these aps, you will be VERY happy. I have consumed over $5000 worth of content from them. Again, free, and legit.
Storygraph
32 positive (84%) · 4 mixed (11%) · 2 negative (5%)
Trust + time weighted: +77%
Top excerpts
hardcover is just the name of the app that the bot is based on, its a platform like storygraph and goodreads where you can track the books you’re reading
Yeah, I've exclusively used SG since 2019 and liked it a lot. I wish that the community features were a bit more integrated into things (I would like to save/like other peoples' reviews), but it's a small price to pay for staying off GR.
You might want to check out storygraph to look for books. You can filter for dark fantasy and they have content warnings for all books
I personally love everything about StoryGraph. I love how it doesn’t force it to be a social media app.
Personally, I like Storygraph's recommendations. I just go to my favourite book and check out "Browse similar books"