7bks
Consumer and social
book sharing
SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
5 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 0 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Design: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean layout and simple visual design
From 3 comments
Hey Congratulations for launching Tom! Did you want feedback on coding as well? If so I can pass some info along. Other than that i like the layout and the visual of the site.…
h0h0h0 on HNI like overall look and feel. Also appreciate the fact that this must be hard to grasp in limited time but as such I am not target user. Good work.
amitvjtimub on HNClickable: http://www.7bks.com nice work, bro Edit: also https://gist.github.com/670034 And http://www.7bks.com/blog/179001
will_critchlow on HN
Impressive Python code for a beginner
From 1 comment
For 4 weeks in, that is pretty good Python code. Keep up the good work!
swanson on HN
Objections
Homepage text is oversized
From 2 comments
I LOVE COMMENTS IN BIG TEXT. AND I LOVE SHARING COMMENTS IN BIG TEXT. SO I CREATED THIS COMMENT IN BIG TEXT AS A REMINDER THAT ANYONE CAN CREATE BEAUTIFUL COMMENTS IN BIG TEXT…
thetylerhayes on HNBecause I suck at design and I needed to fill the space :-p
topcat31 on HN
Sign-in with Google is undesirable; no simple account system
From 1 comment
Pretty nice idea. I like it, though I'm not sure I want to sign in with google. Maybe a simple account system like HN? (I understand the concepts of using google/fb/etc sign ons,…
jim_h on HN
Requests
Show all books in a list without scrolling
From 1 comment
looks very nice. 1) When browsing lists I like the spacing and big font, but I would also like to see all books without having to scroll. Like an easy way to take the list in. 2)…
ryanto on HN
More login options including own account system
From 2 comments
looks very nice. 1) When browsing lists I like the spacing and big font, but I would also like to see all books without having to scroll. Like an easy way to take the list in. 2)…
ryanto on HNPretty nice idea. I like it, though I'm not sure I want to sign in with google. Maybe a simple account system like HN? (I understand the concepts of using google/fb/etc sign ons,…
jim_h on HN
Theme list layouts by topic or category
From 1 comment
looks very nice. 1) When browsing lists I like the spacing and big font, but I would also like to see all books without having to scroll. Like an easy way to take the list in. 2)…
ryanto on HN
Show author names and comments in normal text
From 1 comment
It's a very nice site. Be good to have author's name and comments in normal text while keeping italics for the book title. Now to play with it some more!
fallingbadgers on HN
Questions
Why the homepage text is so big
From 1 comment
I LOVE COMMENTS IN BIG TEXT. AND I LOVE SHARING COMMENTS IN BIG TEXT. SO I CREATED THIS COMMENT IN BIG TEXT AS A REMINDER THAT ANYONE CAN CREATE BEAUTIFUL COMMENTS IN BIG TEXT…
thetylerhayes on HN
Why the reviewer was not the target user
From 1 comment
Thank you :) When you say you're not the target user - is that because you're not a big books fan or because the site puts you off somehow? Any feedback is always useful. Thanks
topcat31 on HN