#22 - Homepage Redesign & Accounts

Hardcover Live

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 explores various aspects of discussions on the Hardcover platform, including merging authors into discussions, managing advanced reader copies, sponsored reviews and disclosure, benefits for book bloggers, author and publisher accounts, and hierarchy of permissions. The hosts also discuss the upcoming Product Hunt launch.

Takeaways

Halloween is a favorite holiday for many people, and dressing up in costumes is a common tradition.
Hardcover is receiving positive feedback from users and is becoming a worthy alternative to Goodreads.
The conversion rate for new users on Hardcover is higher than average, indicating that people are finding value in the platform.
Discussions and references are important features for readers, and there are plans to further enhance these features on Hardcover.
Adding non-ISBN books and improving book tracking analytics are potential future developments for Hardcover. Authors submitting advanced reader copies can be merged into discussions on the Hardcover platform.
Managing advanced reader copies and connecting authors with reviewers can be a valuable feature for authors and publishers.
Including a checkbox for sponsored reviews and disclosure can provide transparency and trust in the review process.
Hardcover can provide a platform for book bloggers to share their content and gain more exposure.
Author and publisher accounts can have a hierarchy of permissions to manage multiple authors and books.
The hosts plan to launch on Product Hunt and encourage users to support them.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Halloween
03:00 Updates on Personal Life
07:53 Updates on Hardcover
12:12 Marketing and User Feedback
19:13 Book Discussions and References
28:00 Adding Non-ISBN Books
36:57 Communicating Hardcover's Purpose
41:31 Challenges of Building a Book Tracking Platform
42:07 Database Size and Book Count
42:42 Introduction and Discussion Tweaks
43:15 Merging Authors into Discussions
46:34 Managing Advanced Reader Copies
49:17 Sponsored Reviews and Disclosure
53:12 Benefits for Book Bloggers
57:10 Author and Publisher Accounts
01:02:28 Hierarchy of Permissions for Authors and Publishers
01:03:57 Wrap-up and Next Steps
01:04:28 Product Hunt Launch Announcement