Blogging and posting on social is easy. But why is it so hard to publish a whole book on the web? It’s not anymore. Writebook is remarkably simple software that allows you to publish text and pictures in a simple, browsable online book format.
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I've respect the amount of care @jasonfried and the 37signals team puts into the products they build. I particularly appreciate that they built Writebook – would love to see more people write and share their stories, ideas, etc. That's why I applied for a job at Medium ~11 years ago. Fortunately they didn't hire me and I started Product Hunt though. :)
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Best way to read good Ruby code and learn Ruby and RoR idioms. Thanks a lot @dhh and @jasonfried 🙌
Writebook sounds like a breath of fresh air! Ditching the complexity of traditional publishing platforms and focusing on clean, web-based publishing is a fantastic idea. This could be a game-changer for independent writers and creators who want to share their work without the hassle. Congrats on the launch!
Intrigued by Writebook's ability to combine text and pictures! This could be a great tool for educators creating online curriculums or authors of illustrated books. Could you elaborate on the image embedding features? Does it allow for captions or specific layouts?
I love the concept of Writebook! A user-friendly platform specifically for writing and publishing online books is fantastic. A suggestion for future development - a built-in commenting system could foster reader engagement and create a sense of community for authors. Overall, Writebook is a great idea!
This is awesome. Hopefully exports to digital download versions will be added soon.
if an AI agent becomes smart enough to find this amazing tool, it might start its own goodreads.com and eventually make a producthunt launch for it..........tell me if this is too much ..haha
This is really cool, what a great way to lower the hurdle for self-publishing! I love that you can see the page order and drag and drop how you want things. It would be great to have the ability to export in different formats. I've been considering doing a book of family history and this would be a great way to collaborate on it, but I'd like the ability to create physical book copies for family members too.
This is awesome 📖 🔥 I’m browsing from an older iPad (5th gen) that can’t upgrade to Safari 17+ so potentially millions of older Apple devices can’t render the books in the browser. Even the most updated DuckDuckGo (7.12) FireFox (127) and Chrome (323) for iOS don’t work. A compatibility feature or “detect and redirect” based on browser towards a specific landing page would be amazing 😻 The 37 Signals crew is amazing and this restriction is really due to Apple not allowing older hardware to upgrade.
This looks like a fantastic tool for writers! The ability to combine drafting, editing, and publishing functionalities in one platform seems super convenient. Looking forward to trying Writebook out!
Love that this is self-hosted and giving authors the power of ownership. I can see this becoming a really cool way for companies to package their Brand Guides, Handbooks, etc. It's a bit more "official" feeling than Notion and the fact that it can live on a hosted domain is nice.
Looks incredible, just signed up but have a quick question: Are published writebooks indexed by search engines?