For StoryGraph readers
StoryGraph tracks what you read. Stacks tracks who has your books.
Stacks is for the physical books you own: who has them, when they're due back, and which friends own the book you want next. Keep logging your reading on StoryGraph, and use both.
Bring your StoryGraph library over
- In StoryGraph, open Manage account, then Export StoryGraph library, and download the file when it's ready.
- Import that file into Stacks.
- Books marked as owned go on your shelf, the others you've read on your Also read list, and your to-read books on your want-to-read list. Your reviews come along as notes, and five stars as a heart. You choose before anything is added.
What StoryGraph readers ask for, already here
On StoryGraph's own feature board, readers have asked for ways to keep track of the books they own and lend. That's what Stacks is built around.
- Mark books as lent or borrowed. Lend a copy to a friend with a due date. Stacks reminds them as it nears, and keeps a history of everyone who's had it.
- See which friends own a book. Search once and see every friend with a copy, then ask to borrow it with a tap.
- Share a library with someone you live with. Couples and housemates share one shelf, and keep their own notes, hearts and friends.
- A wishlist of books you'd like to own. Your want-to-read list tells you when a friend adds one of them, so you can borrow it instead of buying it.
How the two fit together
Log what you read, rate it and see your stats on StoryGraph, as you do now. Use Stacks for the copies on your shelf and your friends': lending them, borrowing theirs, and leaving a note inside for the next reader. When you buy or borrow a new book, add it to Stacks by scanning its barcode with your phone.
What Stacks doesn't do
There are no star ratings, reading stats, mood-based recommendations or reading challenges here. Those are what StoryGraph does well, so keep them there. Stacks is a website that works in your phone's browser rather than an app from a store.
Stacks isn't affiliated with The StoryGraph. See also how Stacks compares with Goodreads and others.