Available Reads

Displays availability of ebooks and audiobooks from your local library on GoodReads pages.

What is Available Reads?

"Available Reads" is a uniquely designed Chrome extension that simplifies finding books from your local libraries. Adding a seamless functionality to Goodreads review pages and bookshelves, it displays the availability of ebooks and audiobooks available at your preferred libraries. The extension uses Libby/Overdrive to provide accurate information. Moreover, you can add and search across multiple libraries, making it an incredibly useful tool for all avid readers using Goodreads.

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Extension stats

By: rhollister

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.75 (99)

Version: 5.2.1 (Last updated: 2023-10-09)

Creation date: 2018-10-13

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://www.goodreads.com/*
*://*.overdrive.com/*

Size: 259.07K

Email: r.*****@hollisters.org

Ranking

# 15358 ▼ 49

Other rankings

#923 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2 #70 in library keyword 32 ▼ 37

Other platforms

Available Reads (v5.2.1)

5.00

(12) 206

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Extension summary

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See your local library's ebook availability right from Goodreads! This extension adds a simple listing of copies available from Libby/Overdrive on each Goodreads review page and in your Goodreads bookshelf.

You can even add multiple libraries to search from!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Saves a lot of time when searching for books
Helpful for seeing book availability across multiple libraries
Differentiates between availability of audiobooks vs. ebooks

Cons

Requires extra permissions like browsing history, causing privacy concerns
Some functionality broke with Goodreads updates
Lacks certain features such as hiding audiobooks or filtering by availability

Most mentioned

Saves time
Integration with Goodreads and Overdrive
Extension requires browsing history permissions
Broke with Goodreads UI update
Developer actively updates the extension

Recent reviews

I'm a new user to this extension and it works great. It didn't ask for my browser history like other reviews state. I'm so ecstatic to use this, thank you so much.

D. M., 2024-02-11

I absolutely love this extension!

Alexis Kreun, 2023-06-29

My most beloved extension is no longer thanks to a goodreads update. Thank you for the years of wonderful reading...and the ability to snag new releases right as my libraries got them. You will be missed, Available Reads!