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How HN took it
14 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Pricing: 6 for, 1 againstIdea: 5 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple design
From 2 comments
So clean and well made! Thumbs up
firesofmay on HNNice execution. I really like it. Especially that you decided to do both "all time", and "Recent mentions"
captn3m0 on HN
Useful idea for finding HN-recommended books
From 2 comments
This is actually a good idea you should also add filters (like "Only books from paul Graham on Amazon") and a search box. And for the UI... well hackernews style I guess.
negrit on HNNeat idea. I was looking for book recommendations here on HN just yesterday.
tpsc on HN
Objections
Affiliate links could make recommendations look less honest
From 1 comment
There's a strong entrepreneurial spirit on HN and that's why a lot of people are telling you that "It's okay to make money". Personally, I think it would cheapen the whole thing.…
h2s on HN
Some links and widgets are broken
From 2 comments
The "questions" widget is broken. For example, on the Four Steps page there are three links, all ending in 404 like this one: http://hn-books.com/v1Main.htm#Q=1&Q2=1
Udo on HNNeat idea. Though FAQ links on viglink.com do not seem to work (atleast in Chrome). http://www.viglink.com/faq http://www.viglink.com/support/faq
PankajGhosh on HN
Requests
Add search and filters
From 1 comment
This is actually a good idea you should also add filters (like "Only books from paul Graham on Amazon") and a search box. And for the UI... well hackernews style I guess.
negrit on HN
Add audiobook links such as Audible
From 1 comment
Would be great if you could also add links to audible, I'm always looking for hacker recommended audiobooks
thehodge on HN
Show popular items over time
From 1 comment
This is fantastic. One thought - once you have some data on the top 20 (say over 3 months) you could keep track of items that regularly come up in HN discussions. Show them as…
_chrismccreadie on HN
Questions
Is it okay to use affiliate links?
From 1 comment
Thanks for your feedback! I'm newbie here. Is it OK to use affiliate links on projects like this?
raimonds on HN
How are book references extracted from HN?
From 1 comment
I had the mistaken impression it was against Amazon TOS to call attention to the links. After reading the TOS again, though, I think that would be ok from Amazon's perspective.…
ratsbane on HN
Alternatives named
HN-Books (hn-books.com)
From 1 comment
There are a lot of other HN-ish sites. Usually with post like this everybody mentions t hem. Here's a top-level comment to put them under. Shameless plug for my own site:…
DanielBMarkham on HN
Hacker News Sidebar Chrome extension
From 1 comment
One quick plug: the Hacker News Sidebar under Chrome WebStore hasn't been updated since 2011 and doesn't work any more. My fork of it is more up to date:…
pak on HN