Hardcover Live

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss personal updates, including playing a new board game and watching the movie Dune. They also share work updates, such as new team members joining and designing new features. The conversation then shifts to implementing a banned users feature and the challenges of book discovery on the platform. They explore ideas for restructuring the navigation an...

Summary The conversation focuses on improving the list page on Hardcover. The hosts discuss the results from the State of Hardcover survey and identify easy wins based on user feedback. They emphasize the importance of the list page and its presence throughout the site. The conversation explores different views for lists and the options for sorting and filtering. The hosts review the current desig...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss their personal updates, including recent trips and work progress. They talk about the challenges of being sick while traveling and the excitement of upcoming trips. They also discuss bug fixes and time management in their work on Hardcover. The conversation then shifts to the integration with Discord and the potential for automations. They review...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss their initial impressions of the Apple Vision Pro and its potential use cases. They explore the challenges of typing and using the keyboard in a virtual reality environment. They also discuss the comfort and health considerations of using the device for extended periods. The conversation then shifts to building a reading journal feature within the...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss their experiences at the Sundance Film Festival and share their thoughts on the TV series Fargo. They also talk about the Hardcover survey and the upcoming Reading Journey feature. They brainstorm different post types for the reading journal, including notes, quotes, and location. They discuss privacy settings and the possibility of making the rea...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss the upcoming State of the Hardcover survey and how to prioritize new features based on user feedback. They review the results of previous surveys and identify the most important features requested by users, such as improved book discovery, stats and graphs about reading history, a mobile app, and book discussions. They also discuss the challenges...

Adam & Ste discuss the new "Apply to be a Librarian" page, new tools released this week for librarians and more takeaways from last weeks chat with Jeff.

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Jeff discuss Jeff's reading habits, including his use of audiobooks and Kindle text-to-speech. They also talk about the challenges of reviewing advanced reader copies and avoiding spoilers. Jeff shares his insights on librarian tools and the importance of adding genres and other book data. They discuss the potential for scaling up librarian roles and the impa...

Summary In this episode, Adam and Ste catch up after the holidays and discuss the recent launch of Year in Books. They also brainstorm ideas for the future of Hardcover Live, including bringing on guests from the book community and exploring different formats. They consider the length of each episode and the possibility of having community members join the show. Overall, they aim to make Hardcover...

Summary The conversation focuses on improving the navigation and user experience of the list feature on Hardcover. They discuss options for navigation, including using drop-down menus and tabs. They also explore the possibility of adding discussions to the list feature. The conversation then moves on to filtering and sorting options for lists, considering different approaches such as popovers and...

Summary The conversation covers topics such as Thanksgiving leftovers, the Dragonsteel conference, book release dates, feed customization, the Brandon Sanderson convention, curiosity about book releases, fastest readers and badges, customizing the feed, and reviewing the 2023 year in books. In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss finalizing the book images and making them mobile-friendly. They...

Summary In this conversation, Ste and Adam discuss the design of the book review page for Hardcover. They explore different layouts and arrangements for showcasing the most read books of the year, as well as the top rated books. They also discuss the possibility of featuring a single book at a time to give it more prominence. The conversation concludes with plans for implementing the design and ga...

Summary The conversation covers various topics including time zones, a quiet week, working on the discussions prototype, feedback on the prototype, redesigning the feed, future plans for discussions, starting the urine review design, adding navigation and logo, designing the header section, designing the section cards, designing the most read books section, and exploring section title placement. I...

Summary The conversation covers fall activities, hiking in Salt Lake City, playing Baldur's Gate 3, updates on the discussions feature, privacy settings, sorting and filtering options, and improving the filter icon. The conversation covers various topics related to the design and functionality of a book discussion platform. They discuss using SVGs, exploring fun elements to show, prioritizing post...

Summary The conversation covers various topics including weather, website traffic, connecting authors and readers, book launches, and discussion design considerations. The conversation explores various aspects of comment functionality, including rich markup and the ability to link to other entities. It also discusses nested discussions, reply options, and the formatting of comments. The conversati...

Summary The conversation covers updates on personal life, language learning, attending a comic book convention, and analyzing movie relationships. They discuss the planning and updates for the hardcover launch, including homepage changes and the inclusion of match percentage and featured prompts. The importance of trust and data export is addressed, along with the potential for embedding hardcover...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss the importance of work-life balance and their recent weekends. They provide updates on Hardcover's product launch and discuss improvements to the homepage. They also explore grassroots marketing ideas and brainstorm merchandise for the brand. The challenges of indie authorship and the potential of discussions on Hardcover are also discussed. The c...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss various topics including Halloween, personal updates, and the progress of Hardcover. They also talk about marketing strategies, user feedback, and the challenges of building a book tracking platform. The conversation concludes with a discussion about the size of the database and the number of books in Hardcover's collection. The conversation explo...

Summary The conversation covers various topics including weather, updates on projects, COVID-19, the discussions feature in Hardcover, improving user profiles, quotes and links, and the editor and customization. Takeaways The weather and personal updates set the context for the conversation. Hardcover has released a big update and is working on implementing the discussions feature. User profiles i...

Summary The conversation covers personal updates, sinus surgery, using Chat GPT for medical diagnosis, the release of new features on Hardcover, positive feedback on the updates, planning and designing the discussions feature, exploring different post types for discussions, and balancing structured and open discussions. The chapters delve into each topic, providing insights and ideas for the devel...

Summary The conversation covers topics such as parenting routines, CrossFit, attending a Smashing Pumpkins concert, the TV show 'The Bear', updates on the Hardcover platform, adding a 'Trending' section, discussions, and moderation and reporting. The conversation explores various strategies to address moderation and user behavior issues in discussions on the platform. It discusses the librarian pr...

Summary The conversation covers the challenges of book discussions on the internet and the need for a dedicated platform. It explores the difficulties authors face on social media and the limitations of existing networks. The idea of creating a content aggregator for book discussions is discussed, along with different conversation formats. The conversation also delves into designing layouts for di...

Summary The conversation covers various topics including weather, working in coffee shops, remote work, challenges of remote mentoring, and improving the book page. They discuss the layout and design of book covers in a series, as well as showing prompts for a book. They also consider the option of using uniform height for book covers and discuss different ways to display books in a list. Takeaway...

Summary In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss various topics including Ste's new fatherhood experience, hiking, book clubs, the recent events on Reddit, the rise and fall of social networks, Apple's new VR device, and updates on Hardcover and new features. The conversation covers topics such as addressing review manipulation, certified reviews and book club questions, the feed algorithm and p...

Summary The conversation covers various topics including movie plans, TV shows, workout routines, reading habits, building a component library, reviewing the component library in Figma, color and typography choices, standardizing links and headers, and icon usage and component consistency. In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss various improvements to the hardcover website, focusing on the des...