I'll say: "Well, with a buddy read, it's a free-flowing discussion with a small group of people, where you can leave comments for any point in a book, whereas with a readalong, it's typically a much larger group and the discussion is more structured, with forums you can access when you reach certain checkpoints in the book..."
And well, I'm saying that because that's how the features on StoryGraph work. 😅
Before our buddy read feature launched, people ran buddy reads more closely to how our readalongs will operate: namely, pre-set weekly check-ins, where you've all read up to a certain amount and then have a burst of activity discussing it, before cracking on with next week's reading. There didn't exist any software to enable you to do it any other way.
I just love that our product — especially once readalongs and book clubs are live — has unlocked new ways to read with others and will give hosts the flexibility to craft perfect reading experiences for their communities. 🥰
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