Hardcover is a social network for people to track what they read and want to read, make lasting connections with other readers and find life-changing books. We're anti-Amazon, pro-author, actively pursuing feedback and just getting started. π
Hi PH crew, I'm Ste I've been working together with Adam on Hardcover for the past 2 years. π«‘
Very eager to get this in front of the eyes of all readers everywhere.
No matter where you are on your reading journey, check us out!
Hardcover is optimised both for huge libraries of 1,000s of books, and readers just starting their journey.
It's also great for book discovery via our OpenAI integration and feed where you can see what others are up to (spoiler: reading).
Our vision is to become not only a valid G**dreads replacement (which we might already be) but also a functional operating system for the book industry. When we began working on this project, we had little idea about the magnitude of the problems readers, writers, publishers, and everyone in the book space were facing.
When you think about it, books are still the main vehicle for new ideas and stories. And right now the fate of the whole ecosystem depends on a few large companies. That have been doing good work in the past, but not an amazing job lately. Hardcover is part of the shift to something new.
In the meantime, it's a great place to build your library. Maybe even follow other readers.
I've also personally found it to be a great escape from all the noise on other social networks.
Building a library and seeing others post their updates is always surprisingly calming.
If you sign up, let us know how it goes! βοΈ
About Hardcover on Product Hunt
βDiscover, track and read life-changing booksβ
Hardcover launched on Product Hunt on September 30th, 2023 and earned 314 upvotes and 59 comments, earning #3 Product of the Day. Hardcover is a social network for people to track what they read and want to read, make lasting connections with other readers and find life-changing books. We're anti-Amazon, pro-author, actively pursuing feedback and just getting started. π
On the analytics side, Hardcover competes within Android, iOS, Social Media and Books β topics that collectively have 378.4k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Hardcover performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Hardcover?
Hardcover was hunted by Ben Lang. A βhunterβ on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform β uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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