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I'd personally much rather get recommendation of books based on what people similar to me swiped.. This is how I discover new musics on streaming site (By searc
by d0m 11y ago
I'd personally much rather get recommendation of books based on what people similar to me swiped.. This is how I discover new musics on streaming site (By searching for new playlists containing songs that I like). But I'm sure you know that already so what's the story behind the no "smart / social"? Is it because you feel those are too easily abused by marketers? Or that some books are just never suggested since they aren't yet recommended by friends?
Also, I see that you can rate books.. does that affect the algorithm? I.e. am I going to see lots of 5 star books or will it be random? E.g. I'll get to see lots of 1-3 star rated books. Again, I'd much rather have the rating of one person I trust than hundreds of people I don't know. For instance, SICP has a pretty amazing review by PG and a crap ton of 1 star reviews by students. I'd take the pg suggestion any day.
- m52go 11y agoThe recommendations are implicit...i.e., the book will only be in the app because someone felt strongly about it. We're leaving out 'smart' because we feel that smart people are smart enough to decide for themselves what they should explore, and we're leaving out 'social' because there's already many solutions out there to find out what your friends are reading. Personally, there are a LOT of books out there I a) wouldn't otherwise consider reading or b) never even know about unless someone placed it front of my face and told me why it was worth reading. That's the purpose of this app. It's not meant to be the only place for one to discover books...it's the place you go to get lost. Sometimes you want that, and sometimes you don't.