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We're making about $600/mo right now working on Oku, which we're building as a social book tracker (and more) and hoping to replace Goodreads with. https://oku

We're making about $600/mo right now working on Oku, which we're building as a social book tracker (and more) and hoping to replace Goodreads with. https://oku.club https://oku.club Here's my profile for example: https://oku.club/user/joe https://oku.club/user/joe

agacera 5y ago
That is pretty landing page! Just read that the meaning of oku [1] is 1) private, intimate, and deep; 2) exalted and sacred; and, 3) profound and recondite anyway, your brazilian users will find this funny since oku has the same sound of "o cu" that literally means "the butt hole". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oku_(theory)#:~:text=3%20Boundaries-,Origin,often%20used%20in%20adjective%20form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oku_(theory)#:~:text=3%20Bound....
- pedrogpimenta 5y ago
  Not really, because the O is only open when alone, or a longer word. This reads Óku, not Uku. At least that's how I read it being Portuguese. The defunct social network Orkut is a good example of this. It's Órkut, not Urkut. Of course, none of this matters :)
ghostbrainalpha 5y ago
I like the design, but what's would you like to improve over Goodreads?
shepherdjerred 5y ago
Do you provide a way to export data in case the site closes down? I don't use any app/site to track what books I read, but I see that it could be interesting.
- buttscicles 5y ago
  We do but it's not fully automated just yet, it'd involve sending us an email. Similar story with csv imports, it's half supported but not in the UI yet.
snarkypixel 5y ago
Looks neat. Why do you think oku will replace goodreads?
DarkCrusader2 5y ago
What is the source for book data? I was recently looking for a TMDB equivalent for books but couldn't find a good one. There is OpenLibrary but they don't have covers and only do dumps once a month.
msimav 5y ago
I believe there is a turkish speaker involved when you are naming the product :) "Oku" means read (in imperative form)

agacera 5y ago

That is pretty landing page! Just read that the meaning of oku [1] is 1) private, intimate, and deep; 2) exalted and sacred; and, 3) profound and recondite anyway, your brazilian users will find this funny since oku has the same sound of "o cu" that literally means "the butt hole". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oku_(theory)#:~:text=3%20Boundaries-,Origin,often%20used%20in%20adjective%20form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oku_(theory)#:~:text=3%20Bound....

pedrogpimenta 5y ago
Not really, because the O is only open when alone, or a longer word. This reads Óku, not Uku. At least that's how I read it being Portuguese. The defunct social network Orkut is a good example of this. It's Órkut, not Urkut. Of course, none of this matters :)

ghostbrainalpha 5y ago

I like the design, but what's would you like to improve over Goodreads?

shepherdjerred 5y ago

Do you provide a way to export data in case the site closes down? I don't use any app/site to track what books I read, but I see that it could be interesting.

buttscicles 5y ago
We do but it's not fully automated just yet, it'd involve sending us an email. Similar story with csv imports, it's half supported but not in the UI yet.

snarkypixel 5y ago

Looks neat. Why do you think oku will replace goodreads?

DarkCrusader2 5y ago

What is the source for book data? I was recently looking for a TMDB equivalent for books but couldn't find a good one. There is OpenLibrary but they don't have covers and only do dumps once a month.

msimav 5y ago

I believe there is a turkish speaker involved when you are naming the product :) "Oku" means read (in imperative form)