Blog
Essays, author interviews, and reading notes from the Seekquel team.
Goodreads Alternatives in 2026: Six Apps Compared
Six Goodreads alternatives side by side, with prices, platforms, ownership and who each app suits. Every one takes a Goodreads export.
How to Write a Book Review: Structure, Hooks and Examples From Famous Critics
A five-part structure, seven ways to open, spoiler rules and a method for negative reviews that stay fair, with examples from Dorothy Parker, Mark Twain, John Updike and more.
Sync KOReader, Readest and Xteink to One Reading Log
A Kobo on the nightstand, a Boox in the bag, Readest on the laptop. Here is how Seekquel keeps one reading log across all of them, what each device sends, and how to set each one up.
Why We Love to Track Our Reading
Why does finishing a book feel better when you record it? Research on memory, motivation, and identity explains our love of reading logs and organized libraries.
Shelves That Fill Themselves: 26 Rules Worth Stealing
Seekquel readers have built 878 shelves of their own. We read every name, and turned the ones nobody should have to maintain by hand into 26 rules a shelf can run on its own.
How Seekquel gets built, and why it ships so often
Seekquel adds features most weeks, which usually reads as a warning sign. Here is the year of quiet groundwork behind it, the two people who build it, and the readers who steer it.
What Shipped in August: KOReader, Calibre, Adaptations, and Ask for a Book
Two e-reader integrations, screen adaptations on every book, community book recommendations, three new themes, and more. Everything Seekquel shipped in August, with a short setup guide for each.
Yes, audiobooks count as reading. The science is settled: can we stop now?
Do audiobooks count as reading? Neuroscience says listening and reading engage the same comprehension systems. Here's what the research actually found.
The Gender Gap in Fiction Reading: What the Data Shows
Women read fiction at nearly double the rate of men, and the split runs deeper than that. Here's what recent surveys reveal about who reads what.
How Many Books Does the Average Person Read in a Year?
40% of Americans read zero books last year. See how many books the average person actually reads, and what the committed 60% finished in 2025
Shelves, Tags, and Ownership in Seekquel: What Each One Actually Does
Seekquel tracks reading status, tags, shelves, and ownership as four separate labels on every book. Here's exactly how each one works and how to combine them.
How to Track Audiobooks in Seekquel
Track audiobooks in Seekquel by timestamp or percentage, set your current position, and log past listening sessions without skewing your reading stats
How to Export Your Goodreads Library (Desktop, Phone and Fixes)
Export your Goodreads library to a CSV on desktop or phone, what the full data download is for, what to do when the export fails, and how to bring the file into Seekquel.