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Amelia Goodman

founder, community-builder, & reader 👩🏽‍💻

Amelia Goodman is the founder and CEO of Bookworm Reads, a community-oriented book tracking app and social platform for readers.12 She created Bookworm Reads in 2021 as an alternative to Amazon-owned Goodreads, aiming to provide a more inclusive and aesthetically pleasing space for book lovers.23

Goodman has a background in software development and previously worked as an engineer at the Stanford Computational Policy Lab and as a full-stack software engineer at Apple.4 She launched Bookworm Reads publicly in January 2022, and the app has since grown to over 25,000 users.1

Key aspects of Amelia Goodman's work with Bookworm Reads include:

  1. Focusing on creating a positive, supportive community for readers1
  2. Emphasizing diversity in books and discussions1
  3. Developing features like custom bookshelves, reading challenges, and social interactions2
  4. Maintaining a commitment to not exploiting users and supporting independent bookstores1

Goodman is passionate about creating a sustainable, community-driven platform that celebrates the joy of reading while avoiding the issues associated with larger, profit-driven companies in the space.13

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San Francisco, California, United States