3D book
Creative
book cover mockup generator
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Slick and useful for authors wanting book mockups
From 3 comments
Nice job! This is really slick. Have you considered other pricing models? One approach that comes to mind: - Allow the user to use the full tool without ever having to sign-up. -…
trvlngwlbry on HNThis is fucking awesome! As an author I can tell you, it’s annoying to try to get 3D mockups of your books. I usually hire someone on Fiverr, but the results are inconsistent. So…
kadavy on HNI love it! Used it to make the book shown on my site https://tiny.mba Also cool, I use it in a browser overlay when I do livestreaming with OBS! Once I realized I could embed…
alexknowshtml on HN
Impressive animation
From 1 comment
It's an impressive animation, and I hope you make some money on it. I personally would just steal your style tag and the book div/img tag and call it a day if I wanted to use it,…
shanemlk on HN
Objections
Requires an account to use
From 1 comment
Requires an account. I'll pass.
ben174 on HN
Page broken in Safari due to JavaScript error
From 1 comment
I had the same problem – turns out there is a javascript error on the page in Safari: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: book. Still fails with adblocker disabled.
bendiksolheim on HN
Hosting stack seems expensive for what it serves
From 1 comment
Isn't all that really expensive for hosting a small bit of javascript and a few images (all of which could be linked into 1 single request) ? I guess I'm saying I'd love to hear…
candiodari on HN
Requests
Allow use without sign-up and pay on download
From 1 comment
Nice job! This is really slick. Have you considered other pricing models? One approach that comes to mind: - Allow the user to use the full tool without ever having to sign-up. -…
trvlngwlbry on HN
Document the hosting and running costs
From 1 comment
Isn't all that really expensive for hosting a small bit of javascript and a few images (all of which could be linked into 1 single request) ? I guess I'm saying I'd love to hear…
candiodari on HN
Questions
Is there an example or demo on the home page
From 1 comment
Is there an example or demo? The home page appears to be just text and no images.
zapstar on HN
Alternatives named
Earlier HTML/CSS 3D book generator by the same maker
From 2 comments
Hi, Sebastien here, creator of this side project :) A little context about the creation of the app: It all started in July when, for the book I just started writing, I created a…
scastiel on HNOr you can go to my previous generator and generate the HTML and CSS, or even find there the tutorial to create the animation yourself: https://3d-book-css.netlify.app ;) My view…
scastiel on HN
Alexa, a 1990s software box mockup app
From 1 comment
It reminds me of an app in the 90's that did exactly the same but with software boxes (at the time, software came in very fancy book-size boxes). I think the name was Alexa,…
pachico on HN