Help me build the ultimate book lover's website!

Nihal Kothiyal
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I'm thinking to create a website for book lovers and want to know what features you'd like to see - whether it's a comprehensive database of genres, author interviews, or something else entirely. Who knows, your idea might just earn you a spot in our literary hall of fame! (or at least a virtual high-five). So don't hold back - let's make this website better than a cozy nook on a rainy day!

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Ágh Helmut
I would love to find a website, where I select a book I've read previously and it suggests books like the one I've selected.
Ivan Gorshkov
I would love to see an application that hosts all my electronic and audiobook in the database in a way that I can access it on any device and any other app/ frontend. Unlike kindle where I can't access it on other devices
Nihal Kothiyal
@critic_rwps You mean links of audiobooks. like whenever you click on that link, you'll be redirected to the specific website?
Ivan Gorshkov
@nihalkothiyal I was thinking more about the platform where you can purchase books as well. However, for the website that helps you to explore and choose books I think it might be interesting to see if a particular book contains references to historical events or other books and where exactly it does so.
Hashnimo
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Will books be a thing in the future? I really hope so.
Nihal Kothiyal
@hashnimo I'm quite bad at predicting future /
Jordan Shlosberg
I use Goodreads mostly!
Jordan Shlosberg
@nihalkothiyal You are correct. If you can make a good recommender, then you've got something
Nihal Kothiyal
@jordans is there anything you don't like about it?
Jordan Shlosberg
@nihalkothiyal I'd switch to something that had a recommendation engine a la Spotify. The UX sucks but to be honest, I wouldn't switch for UX
Nihal Kothiyal
@jordans you mean you wouldn't switch (just) for UX. I'm not trying to build another Goodreads, I'm trying something which focuses on just one problem like giving recommendations, user choosing the past book they read and then website recommending new book accordingly..