Hardcover Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• StoryGraph is the Goodreads alternative worth switching to

  For what it's worth: I'm finding the general community vibe, as well as the features, to be better over at https://hardcover.app. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Ask HN: What app do you use for book recommendations?

  I missed this when you posted, but I'd love for you to check out Hardcover! ( https://hardcover.app/ ). We do exactly what you described - recommending books based on collaborative filtering and comparing your tastes with similar readers. There are a few ways we make this available: * We calculate a "match score" from 0% to 100% for you with each book that we can. A score of 100% means we're pretty sure you'll... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bought it.

  I agreed when I tried it out, couldn't quite put my finger on it. So far I've been keeping an eye on Hardcover by using it alongside Goodreads which seems promising, at least feels a little more natural in use (though maybe that's just me). Maybe you'll like it? Source: 11 months ago

• Desperately waiting for goodreads alternative

  Just to 2nd waht d4nyll said, try https://app.thestorygraph.com/ or https://hardcover.app/ Both are great for book tracking, and I think Story Graph has better "social features" then most (and they are about to work on more). I run Shepherd.com, I am trying to create a book discovery experience like wandering a bookstore. Something I don't think Goodreads or any websites do well. So far I've interviewed 8,000+... - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Hardcover app - track books, find new ones to read and peek into other readers' libraries

  This is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hardcover.app&pli=1 Also to the web app: https://hardcover.app. Source: 12 months ago

• What products are you working on which is genuinely making world a better place to live?

  We’re building Hardcover to be a 100% employee owned alternative, looking to the future. We’re building out the product for readers first, with other personas (like authors, publishers) next. Source: about 1 year ago

• What are the best websites to analyze or visualize your Goodreads books/stats?

  Hardcover has overall stats and stats by year for your books. You can import your library from the Goodreads export. It’ll generate a bunch of data visualizations and highlights including (coolest ones have a ⭐️). Source: about 1 year ago

• Are there any other Authors community?

  We're building something at https://hardcover.app. Source: about 1 year ago

• Looking for non-Goodreads websites to catalog and sort your favorite books? Try one of these 3 exciting new developments!

  Https://hardcover.app - Clean, sleek and user-friendly, Hardcover is an up-and-coming social cataloging app independent of Amazon that features many of the same assets as Goodreads, but without the toxic culture of Goodreads. Taking advantage of new technology such as AI without being invasive or creepy, Hardcover offers better recommendations, an author-friendly space, and even allows you to import your Goodreads... Source: about 1 year ago

• Boycotting Amazon means boycotting IMDb and Goodreads, too

  If you are looking for a Goodreads alternative check out https://hardcover.app. Source: about 1 year ago

• I hate Goodreads! Is there a feasible alternative?

  Me and a small team are building https://hardcover.app. Source: about 1 year ago

• [help] Looking for an API for new book releases

  This might be a good question for the team building https://hardcover.app - they have a discord where they're fairly responsive. Can't hurt to ask! Source: about 1 year ago

• Book Journaling Tips

  I usually keep it in the notes app on my phone, or on https://hardcover.app as private book notes or reviews. Source: over 1 year ago

• Do any of you *not* keep track of the books you read?

  I'm building Hardcover with a small team, if you wanna check it out I'm curious what you think if you get a chance. You can invite your friend, I'm also curious as a non-book-tracking reader if it's enough to convince her to sign up 😅. Source: over 1 year ago

• Why do some people deploy their backend to Heroku and their Next Js frontend to Vercel?

  This is how we’ve organized Hardcover.app, so I can speak to why we went that way. Source: about 2 years ago

• Why do some people deploy their backend to Heroku and their Next Js frontend to Vercel?

  Ops I misspelled my own app. 😅 https://hardcover.app. Source: about 2 years ago

• Best Reader's App for keeping track of books read?

  New website that you might be interested in called Hardcover that aims to correct some of the problems with Goodreads. It's still small, but has potential. Source: about 2 years ago

• Do you know any businesses that manage their community/customers through Discord?

  A few I can think of off the top of my head: - Personal AI - Hardcover App - NomadList - NovelPad. Source: about 2 years ago