Richard Reis

Most Recommended Books 2.0 - Books recommended by the world's most successful people

MRB 2.0 is the biggest resource of verified book recommendations.

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Richard Reis
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 We launched the first version of Most Recommended Books (MRB) a year ago. We goofed up our launch in many ways, so it went horribly (and we almost gave up on the idea). But something interesting happened... The website kept growing. Every 1-2 month(s), MRB's # of visitors and revenue doubled (and still do). So we decided to put more energy into it! The result is what you see now: MRB is the biggest resource of verified book recommendations. - Biggest because we have 4,000+ books. - Verified because we want you to navigate the site with complete trust (so *every* book has a link to the source of the recommendation). - We've also completely redesigned the site to make it cleaner/ easier to use. We're always looking for ways to improve, so we'd love feedback! 🙏
Robert Rosenberg
I’m a big fan of this site! Anytime I can’t decide on a new book to read I get a lot of ideas from it. Nice job on the redesign too!
Anurag Ramdasan
@robdrosenberg Thanks for the kind words Robert. Really glad to see you like what we have put together. We have a lot more in store and will be rolling out soon :)
Richard Reis
@robdrosenberg thank you so much, Robert! Oh yeah you've seen every iteration of the design 😅 (the good, the bad, and the ugly 😂)
Porush Puri
I am a big fan of this site, this site has helped me hunt and read new great books. Forget tracking every great personality on twitter just to find what they read, this website gives you a comprehensive list of the books to read with proof that the person has tweeted or mentioned about it! Great Product! Great Team! Kudos!!
Anurag Ramdasan
@porush_puri Thank you Porush and great to hear that you like what we have built. Do stay tuned for more updates!
Richard Reis
@porush_puri thank you so much for your kind words, Porush!
Harsh Gelda
The recommendations were awesome. It's just that instead of just linking to the amazon site, you could've put a short summary to describe or give the idea of the book.
Anurag Ramdasan
@harsh_gelda Great point Harsh! Its in the pipeline. We will be coming out with it soon!
Richard Reis
@harsh_gelda Thanks for your feedback, Harsh :) It's always tricky getting the right balance between "not enough information" and "too much information" on each book recommendation. But we are always iterating, experimenting, and looking at the data to see how people react. So this is something we had planned on trying too :)
niti shree
It's a super useful resource. I usually have to search for articles by publications like Forbes to search for recommended books by successful people I admire. With this I don't have to and it considerably saves my time spent in discovery of books to read. Thanks for building this :)
Anurag Ramdasan
@niti_shree Thanks for the feedback Niti. We are also aggressively working on more new features and enable better discover. Please keep an eye out and feel free to send across any suggestions that you may have! :)
Richard Reis
@niti_shree thank you, Niti!! :)
Jarie Bolander
@richardreeze congrats on Rev 2.0! It looks awesome. Thanks again for the great podcast interview as well.
Richard Reis
@jarieb Thank YOU, Jarie :) Also that interview was a lot of fun we could have talked for hours
Sanket Patil
Stumbled upon this gem while looking for book recommendations. Great concept and really helpful, in terms of getting the book recommendations by the people who you admire the most. It also gives a good glimpse of reading patterns of these celebrities, most read and popular books among them. I liked the idea of ‘source of recommendation’. This feature in itself a great resource to track all good podcast, articles, blog posts, etc of your favorite celeb. I may be wrong here, but this website has a potential to become a smart child of IMDb and Goodreads. Nonetheless, Awesome work amigos, keep it up! <3
Anurag Ramdasan
@sanket30 Thanks a lot for the kind words Sanket! Really appreciate the love towards the product. You have set a very high bar for us with your last paragraph and we will try our best to deliver on it!
Richard Reis
@sanket30 This made my day. Thank you, Sanket! :)
Rejany C. de Souza
I just discovered that site and I am pleasantly impressed, I just have to thank my friend for telling me about the MRB. I always find myself going around in google searching for references to books and that site is a real gift. Thanks to those who have spread that brilliant idea. The design is very fresh, clean and extremely pleasant to look at. Keep offering us such a gift. Thanks.
Anurag Ramdasan
@rejany Thanks a lot for your love Rejany! what else would you like to see on our site?
Rejany C. de Souza
@anurag_ramdasan1 I would like to see in this great site: . A list of the classics of English Language Literature . A list of "Best Sellers" of writers of different nationalities. Thanks. You are the best. Keep going.
Anurag Ramdasan
@rejany Done. Added to the roadmap. Will send out an email when this goes live for sure!
Richard Reis
@rejany Thanks you, Rejany 🙏
Thomas Johnson
Hi Richard, I'm also developer and struggling with launching my products in some way. I read your story yesterday and actually inspired me. Your MRB I've just checked out is great. Simple enough for us to find a book and not too much information to become overwhelmed. The color of UI is pretty pleasant. I love that color pallete. And some information there such as "as seen as" makes me trust site more. Awesome.
Thomas Johnson
In coming days, I also launch a small app related to learning business. If you and everyone here have time, please follow me and give me some feedbacks. It matters for me. Thanks all
Richard Reis
@thomas_johnson_good Thank you so much for your kind words, Thomas! :)
Thomas Johnson
@richardreeze I find that your site is made by React framework. But React (Single Page App) is not good for Google SEO. But when I searched keyword "most recommended book" on Google, your site showed first. So could you tell me how you goolge-seo it? I also guess you are using NextJs. Is that correct? Thanks so much
Aries
It's such amazing website. Beauty and navigability in the same place. Very good idea. I will keep using it and and enjoying the next news. The design is clean and the user appreciate it.
Richard Reis
@fireari3s Thanks so much for your kind words, Aries :)
Anurag Ramdasan
@fireari3s @richardreeze Thank you so much for the feedback Aries!
Prashant Sharma
Love the way this product is being evolved. More and more people around the world look upto to their idols and want to read/consume the same information that they are. This just makes that easy! Do you guys have plans to make this a community project? In the sense that people should be able to recommend books for influencers. Also- most people have libraries at their home. Do they actually read all the books? NO It gives a great signal of being a reader. What is the digital equivalent of that in today's world? How can people show themselves off as much smarter than they are? ;) In other words, can this become my digital library? A library I can share with anyone who asks me, what am I reading or things I have read(i.e library)
Anurag Ramdasan
@nitprashant Prashant, love the idea of this being some sort of digital bookshelf. Will try to explore ddown that path!
Henry Reis
Great site! Keep up the good work guys!
Olympia Magna
It is an incredible site. Very useful, well done and beautiful. It is possible to notice that behind that idea there is a lot of work and dedication on the part of its creators. The new design is wonderful and when I access the site I don't want to stop browsing its pages. Thanks to the creators for that excellent work. Congratulations.
Anurag Ramdasan
@olympiamagna_ Thanks for the kind words Olympia. Its been a great fun to build this site and we're loving that you're loving it!
titina carmo
That site has come to make my life easier. Before, I used to spend hours looking for book references on Amazon and now, I am finding them on a site that allows me to choose and buy them easily and with pleasure. Thanks to those who have had that idea. I'm already talking about it to all my friends.
Anurag Ramdasan
@titina_carmo Titina - thanks a lot four your love and feedback! Please do talk more about us to your friends and let us know what else you'd like to see from us!
Richard Reis
@titina_carmo Thank you, Titina :)
Janice De Souza
The I love that site. I consult it with great assiduity and it grabs me more and more. An excellent job, and you can see that the creators dedicate many hours of work to make it better every day. Thank you. I love the new design.
Anurag Ramdasan
@janices Thanks a lot Janice! Really appreciate your love for our product! :)
Josh van Etten
loving the redesign! glad you guys didn't give up!
Anurag Ramdasan
@kieka Thank you Josh! Keep posted for many more updates :)
Sophia Mahfooz
I love that it’s one central place where I can easily build my reading list, instead of searching for hours I get to easily find books recommended by my tech heroes! :D
Anurag Ramdasan
@sophia_mahfooz1 Thank you Sophia. We are actively working on making discovery even more easier so stay tuned! :)
Rohit Kaul
Easy to use and looks solid... Thanks for updating the website... Very helpful, specially in today's scenario
Richard Reis
@seekingn0rth Thanks, Rohit! Happy you liked it :)
Max Shapira
Excellent job, guys! I already spread the word with my entrepreneurs' network. Keep it up.
Richard Reis
@maxshapira wow thank you so much, Max :)
OlympiayByron
Just discovered that site. Thanks to Tim Ferriss Twitter: @tferriss. Amazing good.