Hey ProductHunt,
Excited to share bookshelf.so with the world!
I've always loved the idea of sharing your personal book recommendations, reviews, and notes online with friends & others in a way that goes beyond just a page of books with your ratings (like Goodreads).
The books you choose to read, which ones you like, and the stories & insights you extract from them can both help other people, and also reflect parts of yourself in a rare way where others get to learn about you & how you think.
I've also personally benefitted from these pages, since many of my own books have come from recommendations from book pages of Derek Sivers, Bill Gates, and others.
Because of this, I spent a little too much time building my own person book review page with a full interactive 3D bookshelf, and when I shared it, everyone wanted to make one - so here's my answer to that request 😄
Nothing beats the satisfaction of clicking through all the books in one of these bookshelves and watching the animation.
I also find myself more excited to read and finish books because I get to add them to my bookshelf, write about my thoughts, and share my reviews with my friends.
I hope this can bring the aesthetic beauty, public thought sharing, and personalization that book pages deserve 📚
Now everyone else can build their own pages as well - hope some people have as much fun with it as I do 😄
This is cool! I love something simple that I can share with folks when they ask me for book recommendations (which is very often). GoodReads is a little annoying because the UI isn't great, so this feels like a nice alternative.
I created an account and tried to add my first book, but the entry would not save!
Great idea - will continue to use this as I read more 🔥
The super slick animations don't hurt :)
Amazing design, easy to use, Goodreads integration, this is a mature product for a first launch... I spent 10 mins to set up my library and the result is stunning, I'm using it as part of my online "bio" to share insights about my personality, with a fancy UI.
This is awesome.
A future gamification feature might be a “reader board” like a leaderboard for most social shares. 🌟
I hunted this product because I’m a huge reader and I’ve been looking for a way to share my book collection with my audience! Great work Adam!
Cool, simple idea and nice execution! without creating an account I cant interact with the full scope of the product (I think I should be able to see reviews + ratings). It would be cool to either have a link for me to click to see what that might look like, or have the landing page "shelf" also include those components. Maybe the goal is to drive conversion, but in generally I would be keen to know what my page would look like were I to invest in building it out.
All the best, and congrats on shipping!
That sounds like a fantastic idea! Incorporating an animated 3D interactive bookshelf into a book review page can make the reading experience more engaging and visually appealing. It's a creative way to showcase book recommendations and reviews. Best of luck with your project!
I love the idea. Kudos to you on how you have implemented it. Also, congratulations on your launch @adammaj
Loved It! way to go. All the best.
It would be great if you introduce a widget or embed in the future which we can add into our personal websites/portfolios or even bento pages.
Jason Levin