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by bwb 2y ago
Ya I have, Quora is so bad now, I used to love them long ago.
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by bwb 2y ago
Also, to add to this... One idea I've had is that it would be interesting if Google created a webmaster partner program to help build the web they want to see. Webmasters could join and embed Google's code into their website, and
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by bwb 2y ago
Ya, that is what is frustrating here. A lot of us believe that Google trained their AI on spam websites, but in the process, the AI now identifies a lot of things that independent websites have on them versus big brands like Forbes, which s
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by bwb 2y ago
> The example list given just looks a lot like spam when you squint. I had to do some deep breathing before responding (creator of Shepherd here) :) When I squint while reading a Pulitzer Prize-winning book, it looks like every other boo
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by bwb 2y ago
Hi Brian, we don't have reviews at this stage; we have purely positive recommendations. And we push readers toward a very specific format for why the book resonated with them (Gestalt psychology so you see it through their eyes). Given
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by bwb 2y ago
It is insane how they have destroyed a wide swath of indie websites, I just wrote on this subject and how bad they hit us: https://build.shepherd.com/p/hi-google-please-stop-the-bed-a...
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Hi Google, please stop pooping the bed: a desperate plea from the indie web(build.shepherd.com)
256 points by bwb 2y ago|243 comments
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by bwb 2y ago
Sweet thanks! I am going to work a ton this winter to improve topic/genre accuracy, as I think we have more on Mesopotamia but the system is struggling to tag it correctly. We are using an older NLP/ML system that isn't worki
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by bwb 2y ago
Yep go here: https://shepherd.com/bboy/my-3-fav-reads To submit your 3 favorites, and then we will email you once the page is ready. Ya sorry, brand new and working on the profile to improve it and the image bit. Hit m
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by bwb 2y ago
I'd love to talk! Do you know Python/Django :) My email is ben@shepherd.com and I'd love to chat!
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Galactic-Scale Energy – Do the Math(dothemath.ucsd.edu)
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by bwb 2y ago
It is frustrating, as this info should be free and accurate. Publishers only benefit if devs can play with it and build cool stuff. Google Books does have an API, but crazy rules, it can be used for private projects. Ya, I am focused on the
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by bwb 2y ago
Ya I am working on this :) Our new Book DNA review format has you pick why you disliked/loved/liked a book and I am going to use that data to help build a profile of similar types of readers. You can try it here by sharing your 3
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by bwb 2y ago
I love this series, just about to read the newest entry!
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by bwb 2y ago
Thanks! The metadata system is a nightmare. To start, we did everything manually. We source the book cover from the publisher, create author entries, etc. Eventually, we started paying Nielsen a lot of money to use their Book metadata API.
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by bwb 2y ago
One of my hopes for the website is I could help books that are lesser known get noticed and "pop." Working on getting more to help in that capacity as there are so many good books that don't get enough notice. Aiming to come
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by bwb 2y ago
Gotcha, and no worries :) I work with authors daily and know how hard they work to create a story for us. Most will never earn back the time they put into creating that book. Some books and writing are not a match for what we personally lik
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by bwb 2y ago
oh wow, that could be cool! I love seeing more sci-fi come to the screen. I really liked The Expanse and wish they had kept that going...
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by bwb 2y ago
Please be kind; being an author is an incredibly hard career, and people do it for the love of creating and sharing a story. It is not a cash grab, and if you don't like his writing style, just don't read his books. Books are deep
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by bwb 2y ago
Gosh, no, we have a strict anti-AI policy, and every author we work with agrees to an honor statement that they will always write everything themselves. I've caught a few dishonest authors, and they get banned from the website forever.
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by bwb 2y ago
It's a way for new or unknown authors to authentically connect with readers by sharing five books they love on a topic, theme, or mood they are passionate about or experts in. Readers get fantastic personalized picks by super readers,
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by bwb 2y ago
Nice, I like the photos, classic covers are so beautiful :) Added the Brian Daley series about Solo to my list, I'd never heard of those!
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by bwb 2y ago
I'd start with Pandora's Star, they are HUGE in scope, so its a big book but worth it IMO.
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by bwb 2y ago
We've got 10 lists with him as well: https://shepherd.com/search/author/1445 You can see how they connected to him there too.
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by bwb 2y ago
This is one of my all-time favorite series. I laugh so much reading them, and the later books go heavy into really interesting alien species. Authors love them as well: https://shepherd.com/search/book/38814 Have
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by bwb 2y ago
Thanks so much, that is super motivating for me :) I am working to really improve genre and topic accuracy this winter. Right now it is a mess. The data we pull in from publishers is so messy. They don't know how to use the BISAC class
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by bwb 2y ago
hi all, founder of Shepherd here :) If you want to share your 3 fav reads of the year, you can do that here -> https://shepherd.com/bboy/my-3-fav-reads You get a cool page like this -> https://shepherd
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by bwb 2y ago
I liked it, he has his own style, and I love the "productivity porn" vibe of it. Sometimes I need that in this wild world.
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by bwb 2y ago
We've had 5 authors actually pick that one as a favorite, and they connected it to some really interesting book lists: https://shepherd.com/book/that-hideous-strength/book-lists I love seeing something like t
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by bwb 2y ago
Ya TV adaptations can fail for so many reasons that a book succeeds at. I've read so many books that when translated to a visual medium fail because of the people involved, see Wheel of Time as that one was so bad...

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