Bookvoid
Productivity
notes and textbook writing
SHOW HN2012
54points
27comments
#433of 1,677 in 2012
Top 26%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.54.
Docs: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Idea and reading/creating experience seen as promising
From 2 comments
I should also comment about the concept, I think its great! The big pluses are quick access to read and to create which simple, and folks could use it to make their own books. As…
LarryMade on HNExactly, take the problem / solution, reduce it to 5 words tops and it'll make a standard short intro that people think is cool these days. From what I can gather it's about a…
Morg on HN
Objections
Landing page and description are too wordy and unclear about what it does
From 4 comments
What is it? Seriously, what is it? If you can't describe what it is in 1 sentence, and not a long sentence, then you've lost your audience. Too many words and too many things to…
shimsham on HNEr, it sucks? Also, I don't understand what the product is or does?
petervandijck on HNWhat problem does this solve? Sell benefits, not features. Also, the spacing is terrible. I'd take a standard Twitter Bootstrap over this any day.
FreshCode on HNWhat problem or pain does it solve? How does it improve the quality of my life? Why should I care?
AznHisoka on HN
Existing tools like HTML, wikis and blogs already do this
From 1 comment
Ok... even with major improvements I could not see myself using this. This is why -- please do not take it personally: (1) the core functionality already exists in the form of…
trevelyan on HN
Spacing, font and UI look poor and too grey
From 3 comments
I don't like the font or spacing or something... something about the proportions kinda makes it hard to read comfortably (I'm on a mid rez LCD display)... Also might help having…
LarryMade on HNWhat problem does this solve? Sell benefits, not features. Also, the spacing is terrible. I'd take a standard Twitter Bootstrap over this any day.
FreshCode on HNAnnoying UI really . I hate the open close thingies, can't quite see the diff between one and the next inside, the I is either too big or ugly, and the fat grey bar in the bottom…
Morg on HN
Back button behaviour is broken
From 1 comment
As soon as the page loads, Firefox tells me that this site is wanting to store data on my local disk. I'm not sure when I last saw a website wanting to do that. I don't know what…
tjr on HN
Local storage prompt on load is alarming
From 1 comment
As soon as the page loads, Firefox tells me that this site is wanting to store data on my local disk. I'm not sure when I last saw a website wanting to do that. I don't know what…
tjr on HN
Requests
Export books and notes as local backup
From 1 comment
The landing page is too wordy, I think. But other than that I won't use any such service unless I can download a local copy of the books and my notes for backup. I wouldn't want…
Jun8 on HN
Import or integrate with Evernote
From 2 comments
Would be potentially useful if it could import or interface with an Evernote user account.
zubr1768 on HNSeems interesting, but I really think you should start with a landing page that gives folks an idea of what the product is, and a couple sample use cases. Then a big button to…
EwanG on HN
Ability to delete books, ideally within first 24 hours
From 2 comments
Another thing - How do I delete a book I created?
LarryMade on HNHow about at least a setup where authors have the first 24 hours from creation to easily delete their book, that will give lookie-loos like me a chance to cleanup after toying…
LarryMade on HN
Theme options and printout mode
From 2 comments
I don't like the font or spacing or something... something about the proportions kinda makes it hard to read comfortably (I'm on a mid rez LCD display)... Also might help having…
LarryMade on HNThis is all good stuff. Thank you. Themes are a good idea. A printout mode is also on my list of wanted features. It's a bit tricky to implement because of the collapsed…
BenoitEssiambre on HN
Landing page with a clear intro before samples
From 2 comments
Seems interesting, but I really think you should start with a landing page that gives folks an idea of what the product is, and a couple sample use cases. Then a big button to…
EwanG on HNThis. Give the folks just a simple intro page (ie. "hey, this is what bookvoid is for!") and THEN show 'em the sample.
kittxkat on HN
Questions
What problem does it solve and what is it exactly?
From 3 comments
What is it? Seriously, what is it? If you can't describe what it is in 1 sentence, and not a long sentence, then you've lost your audience. Too many words and too many things to…
shimsham on HNEr, it sucks? Also, I don't understand what the product is or does?
petervandijck on HNWhat problem or pain does it solve? How does it improve the quality of my life? Why should I care?
AznHisoka on HN
Why was the delete feature removed?
From 1 comment
Another thing - How do I delete a book I created?
LarryMade on HN
Alternatives named
Wikipedia
From 2 comments
Ok... even with major improvements I could not see myself using this. This is why -- please do not take it personally: (1) the core functionality already exists in the form of…
trevelyan on HNExactly, take the problem / solution, reduce it to 5 words tops and it'll make a standard short intro that people think is cool these days. From what I can gather it's about a…
Morg on HN
Dokuwiki
From 1 comment
I should also comment about the concept, I think its great! The big pluses are quick access to read and to create which simple, and folks could use it to make their own books. As…
LarryMade on HN
Tiddlywiki
From 1 comment
Have a look at tiddlywiki with the fold headdings plugin. It does a much better job.
collypoo on HN
Evernote
From 1 comment
Would be potentially useful if it could import or interface with an Evernote user account.
zubr1768 on HN