Show HN: Recently Read - The easiest way to share a good book with your friends

http://apps.facebook.com/recentlyread

by andrewcross • 15 years ago

26 16 15 years ago

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andrewcross6• 15 years ago

Looking for feedback if anyone has some! Just post here please.

reso• 15 years ago

Cool idea. How long did you guys work on this, with what size of a team? I'm thinking about getting into FB apps so I'm just curious.

andrewcross6• 15 years ago

I designed it and my friend coded it. Total working time maybe 30-40 hours?

simonsarris• 15 years ago

I think I will like the idea, but: You want permission before I even see what the heck the app does?

Before I say yes, what differentiates the app from the Goodreads app?

andrewcross6• 15 years ago

It's a native Facebook app that's designed to be simple. No extra fluff, just easy to use.

Example screenshot here: http://www.andrewcross.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-...

angryasian• 15 years ago

i think you place way too much importance on being a facebook app. The only difference from developer pov is that one is in an iframe and one isn't. Just create both. You can have one with a nice homepage, screenshots, and explanations why its different. Right now as is, I wouldn't sign up.

norova2• 15 years ago

When clicking the link to the app I am greeted with a Facebook page requesting to disable secure browsing:

  "We can't display this content while you're viewing Facebook over a secure connection (https)"

Unfortunately this makes it a no-go for me.

andrewcross6• 15 years ago

Fair enough, I'm sure you can understand wanting to get feedback on an idea before investing in SSL.

norova2• 15 years ago

By investing, I'm not sure if you're referring to the amount of time, or the monetary cost. If the latter, there are legitimate free SSL certs available. I am unable to think of the one which is most highly recommended around here, but a Google search should turn up something useful.

BenSS• 15 years ago

What makes this better than Goodreads?

andrewcross6• 15 years ago

1) It's a native Facebook app 2) Goodreads has a lot of extra features that clunk up the interface, this is about as simple and easy to use as you can get. For you, this probably isn't a big deal, but for your less-tech savvy friends, it could mean the difference between using it and not using it.

razzberry28• 15 years ago

My main issue is when you want to add multiple books.

After entering one book, you're presented with the standard "Share/Skip" dialog box. But after closing it, you're left on a summary of the book you just entered with no options to add more books. In order to add another book, you first need to click Home to get to the "Add Recommendation" button.

After entering a book, it should probably either take you directly back to the Home screen or give you an option to continue adding books. The extra click gets annoying.

andrewcross6• 15 years ago

ahhh, good point. Will look into fixing this.

wschuurman2• 15 years ago

I agree. Thanks for pointing this out!

kirkfournier• 15 years ago

The book purchase process needs a recommendation system, finally it's here.

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