bookshelf
Productivity
ebook library visualisation
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17 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Idea: 13 for, 0 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks great and the animation is appealing
From 3 comments
Very cool! I love the animation. I worked on a similar interface inspired a while back for Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/explore . You have to go to "Settings > Book…
cdrini on HNLooks great! One thing to consider would be adding some more specular lighting. Books in real life are shiny, and the render looks a bit flat.
cyanmagenta on HNLooks: nice Usability: useless
bufferoverflow on HN
Book thickness calculated from page count is a nice touch
From 1 comment
The thickness of the book being calculated from its page count is a really nice touch.
bejd on HN
Idea for AR/VR virtual libraries
From 2 comments
I do not own many leather-bound books, nor does my apartment smell of rich mahogony, but this gave me a wonderful idea for visualising what my many ebooks might look like through…
hi_hi on HNIt’s only useless if you limit yourself to flatscreen technology. This is definitely useful for AR VR
chaostheory on HN
Objections
Spines are hard to read; titles require craning the neck
From 1 comment
Looks great. Though while I love me some skeuomorphism, it goes too far when it is plainly detrimental to usability, which it is here - I have to crane my neck sideways to read…
abraae on HN
Usability is poor on flat screens
From 1 comment
Looks: nice Usability: useless
bufferoverflow on HN
Could use more specular lighting for realism
From 1 comment
Looks great! One thing to consider would be adding some more specular lighting. Books in real life are shiny, and the render looks a bit flat.
cyanmagenta on HN
Requests
Add screenshots or a live demo
From 3 comments
Here is a tip to attract users: Add screenshot(s) showing how your bookshelf looks like.
flykespice on HNNice idea and implementation, would love to see a live demo without having to install this on my machine.
hamza__nouali on HNIs there a live demo or do we have to clone it to see it?
chrisco255 on HN
Support book spine images
From 2 comments
This is awesome! If we want to extend this to be a whole virtual library, are there datasets that people know about for book covers? One thing that would be cool is book spine…
randomcatuser on HNVery nice! It's a shame that Calibre doesn't have pics of the book spines to work with on something like this.
wccrawford on HN
Clarify the license
From 1 comment
Looks nice! What is the license for this project – I can't find it on the project? Thanks!
wolfhumble on HN
Questions
Where to get book cover and spine datasets
From 2 comments
This is awesome! If we want to extend this to be a whole virtual library, are there datasets that people know about for book covers? One thing that would be cool is book spine…
randomcatuser on HNI've wanted something like this so that I can have a custom bookshelf behind me in teams calls. I was tempted to make one but had no clue where to find book spine artwork.
2OEH8eoCRo0 on HN
How are books sorted
From 1 comment
How are the books sorted?
AdmiralAsshat on HN
Alternatives named
Stripe Press website bookshelf
From 3 comments
Not a bookshelf, but it reminds me of something that Stripe did something similar here which is equally as cool. https://press.stripe.com/
pelcg on HNSuper cool - reminds me of the Stripe press website https://press.stripe.com/
zzimbler on HNSome already do. https://press.stripe.com/
cinntaile on HN
Petar Gyurov bookshelf
From 1 comment
Something very similar was done a while ago by Petar Gyurov: https://petargyurov.com/bookshelf/
JoeDaDude on HN
Open Library explore 3D spine view
From 2 comments
Very cool! I love the animation. I worked on a similar interface inspired a while back for Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/explore . You have to go to "Settings > Book…
cdrini on HNOpen library has covers/metadata; alas no spines! I built an interface similar to this for Open Library using library classifications for sorting: https://openlibrary.org/explore
cdrini on HN