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Haha yeah, will need to speed that up somehow. Most quotes I've seen on the web are more like vague aphorisms instead of insightful ideas. I personally prefer
by m52go 9y ago
Haha yeah, will need to speed that up somehow. Most quotes I've seen on the web are more like vague aphorisms instead of insightful ideas.
I personally prefer (and think people will benefit much more) from the latter.
FEEDBACK EDIT: unless, I dunno, am I wrong? Would you rather see a random book cover with the generic Amazon/Goodreads description? You'd get much more variety that way.
- AnOscelot 9y agoMaybe the best strategy is to show the generic description when it's a book you haven't personally written the description for. That way you can concentrate on the books you love or find most interesting, while still providing a huge variety to your users.
- m52go 9y agoYeah I'll look into doing that. This is my ~4th attempt (after countless iterations) of book-related projects and I have yet to find a reliable API for useful book data.
- zuck9 9y agoWhat APIs do you use atm?
- worldsayshi 9y agoPersonally I'd rather see a well curated and thought out list than random books. If I want random books. If I want a random book I can just walk blindly into a library.
- scandox 9y agoStick to the curated approach. That's the way to create something valuable. People will contribute if the service gets traction.
- noufalibrahim 9y agoApart from the curated excerpt, which is an excellent idea, a summary (e.g. the stuff on the back cover or on the Amazon page for the book) would be useful to give people an idea of what the book is about.