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Username Shown only to you. 3–20 letters, numbers, underscores.

Email For password resets and nothing else — never shared, never marketed to. Your shelf works immediately; the email proves itself the first time you use a reset.

Password 12+ characters, checked against known breaches. Length beats gymnastics — a passphrase is perfect. No forced symbols, no expiry theatre.

Send me the letter — a monthly note on what the record judged. Separate, deliberate, one-click gone.

The moment you're in, you can bring your whole Goodreads shelf in one file — ratings and reading history included. And no social sign-in, by design: an independent record shouldn't hand its front door to a platform.