Shepherd.com
Consumer and social
book discovery
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
18 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 12 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Idea: 6 for, 8 againstDesign: 5 for, 3 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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 layout and typography.
From 1 comment
I love the layout, the font combo and spacing really work for me. The website looks very "genuine" and "sincere". A lot of work must have gone into it! Have bookmarked it.
robbiejs on HN
Curation concept appreciated.
From 2 comments
Awesome site, Ben! Curation is really hard. I was with a company called Roadtrippers where we were curating road trip destinations and had the same passion about travel as you do…
ddoster on HNThis is a great idea! It is so great I'm already paying https://fivebooks.com/ every month for it :-) Seriously, though, the more the merrier when it comes to reading and…
freddie_mercury on HN
Objections
Browsing lacks physical bookshelf feel.
From 1 comment
Well that's not what I was hoping for. I want to see bookshelves - like in the physical store. I want to go to a section (sci-fi, fantasy, cooking, whatever) and browse the…
cik on HN
Homepage feels rough and unfinished.
From 1 comment
Hi all, the creator here :) I am trying to create an online experience that is like wandering through your local bookstore. Along with little notes pointing out great books by…
bwb on HN
Requests
Bookshelf-style browsing with rendered covers.
From 2 comments
Well that's not what I was hoping for. I want to see bookshelves - like in the physical store. I want to go to a section (sci-fi, fantasy, cooking, whatever) and browse the…
cik on HNI dig your Netflix style categorizations, but it would be nice to have a Netflix like UI to go along with it. Still nice though
chaostheory on HN
Shorter list titles without the repeated prefix.
From 1 comment
Congrats! lovely idea! A humble suggestion would be to remove "The Best Books On .." prefix for every title, maybe just having it once at the top, as it creates a bit of friction…
alfonsodev on HN
RSS feed.
From 1 comment
This is amazing! Is the email newsletter critical to your model, or would you consider supporting RSS?
genmon on HN
Questions
What is the business model?
From 1 comment
Hi Ben, really nice site, bookmarked. I am curious, if you are open to sharing, what your business model is? I assume Amazon affiliates or similar, but do you have other plans…
jamiegreen on HN
Can it find books across topics, like related lists?
From 1 comment
Does it do the thing where you can find a book that fell down from the shelf behind in another topic that might actually be more interesting than what you were looking for?
totetsu on HN
Alternatives named
Five Books
From 1 comment
This is a great idea! It is so great I'm already paying https://fivebooks.com/ every month for it :-) Seriously, though, the more the merrier when it comes to reading and…
freddie_mercury on HN