Amazon abandoned Goodreads and laid off the team; no app auto-imports Kindle highlights plus tracks reading with offline-first social features
Amazon retired the Goodreads API in 2020, let the team shrink for years, and by 2024 had quietly laid off most of the Goodreads engineering team. StoryGraph grew to 5 million users for general reading tracking but does not auto-import Kindle highlights from my.clippings.txt. Readwise handles highlights for $8/month but is not a reading tracker. No single mobile app combines Kindle clippings auto-import, social reading with friends, half-star ratings, offline-first data storage, and active development. Hacker News threads on Goodreads alternatives accumulated 1938 verified engagement across three posts spanning 2020-2024, showing sustained unmet demand.
A mobile app that auto-syncs Kindle highlights and reading progress then lets readers discuss books offline-first without switching between multiple tools
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Amazon laid off Goodreads team 2024, retired API 2020. StoryGraph (5M users) confirmed does not sync Kindle my.clippings.txt. Readwise is highlights-only at $8/mo subscription. The specific gap of highlights auto-import + social reading tracker + half-star + offline-first + active dev has no incumbent. Verified via sustained HN discussion 2020-2024.