Just like we can set the default view of a list (card/shelf/table), I'd also like to be able to set a default sort method for each list. For example, I have a Waiting for Publication list that I want to already be sorted by release date each time I open it, instead of having to manually change it each time.
I'd like to be able to see at a glance whether an author has publicly stated that they do not use AI for writing or for the cover art of their books. It could be something librarians could add (possibly with source provided to head librarians for approval) or something that authors can select themselves after becoming verified. It would also be nice to use it as a filter when searching for a new book to read.
Can we add a feature where we can custom add books to our own bookshelves without adding them to the public catalogue? For the purpose of tracking things like unpublished stories or fanfiction.
I know a lot of users of Storygraph and Fable who really enjoy the reading streak features and stick with those platforms due to the investment into seeing a streak continue. It could be a fun feature to keep users engaged
I saw on isbn.de a cool feature where you can click on the parts of the ISBN and it takes you to a list of other books by the publisher (or group or prefix, depending on what you click)
It would be cool if there was an advanced ISBN based search on hardcover, where publishers get a ISBN publisher prefix (or multiple) assigned to them, could probably be done automatically as well
So that you could search by group (country/language) or by publisher using part of an ISBN
Example of isbn.de: https://www.isbn.de/978-3-453-
I want to see which books I have not read in a list or genre. Right now these are scattered everywhere regardless of the sort chosen.
I'm looking for a way to filter by status, genre, and list combinations. I want to see the science fiction genre books, in my TBR list, that have a List marker telling me LibraryA has the book in audio format. At the moment
The list that appears when you click on "Add to List" used to be sorted with the checked lists on top. For some reason the sort function was removed and has yet to be put back.
I read alot of series and I was so happy to see this in the Discovery drop down. Please bring this back! I really want to see which book I need to read next! And also be able to check a box to say I don't plan to read any more books in this series.
It would be really cool if users could follow the public lists of other users. This would allow them to keep track of when a list is updated with a notification in case they're wanting to see what the list owner has recently added.
For web novels, manga and anything else that release chapter by chapter (serially), it would be nice to have a toggle on the edition page to tag it as such, also when toggled on it can add an end date field
So that novels will appear as 2016-2020 or 2016- if they're still ongoing
I'm sure its a metadata issue not necessarily an entirely ui issue but it would be nice to have a separate field for narrators for audiobooks. Right now they are combined under one field - author.
I'd love to be able to add comments for each book on a list about why I added it to that list. For example in a list about disability, I could note what disabilities are featured in each book. Ideally this should be publicly visible on public lists, so people browsing can make more informed decisions about what they'd like to read based on the listmaker's notes, too.
It would be amazing if there was an option to share Hardcover Supporter status via Apple Family Sharing. My partner is a much more avid reader than I am. As a family we would like to support the great work y’all are doing but would prefer not to pay twice for the two of us.
When selecting a page within the app, the page is not focused until it is loaded. This feels unresponsive. Pages should be focused and then loaded.
Similar to how books have a status (want to read, reading, dropped, finished), it would be nice to have user statuses for series.
That way I could track which series I'm reading, or dropped
It would be super cool when working within lists to have an back/advance arrow that would take you to the main page of the last/next book on the list without having to exit out of the book's main page, back to the list, then into the book's page, back to the list, and so on. Not just for my own lists, but the curated ones that are featured in the browse section as well. being able to advance all the way down the main pages of the Hugo award winners and seeing their details instead of their "at a glance" info would be amazing imo.
(i of course am no programmer and cannot imagine what kind of work would go into that). Thank you!
It would be useful to have the load more button (and also previous button) at the top of a book list. When going through read books or want to read books, these cannot be searched by name, and sorting by title can be time consuming if the books you're looking for are at the very end, since you will need to go to the bottom of the page to load the next page on the list. Easier navigation for lists would be more useful when editing many books in a list or when double checking for a specific book.
On the https://hardcover.app/recommendations/0 page, it would be nice to be able to upvote or downvote recommendations to help improve future results and fine tune what gets recommended to you
I used to love playing Bookle - pls bring it back.
The ability to assign name romanzations to authors, for example, オダトモヒト's author page in English is "Tomohito Oda" which is considered romanization of a name. This feature would allow a user to prefer romanized names, or their Japanese original names, which would then be shown, or to have both shown, for example, Tomohito Oda (オダトモヒト) or オダトモヒト(Tomohito Oda)
Ability to Sync with :
This would be awesome
Calendar with what books were read when. Or sortable read book list by month.
Add the ability for any user, not just librarians and supporters, to suggest a tag for a novel from a preset list, then people can upvote/downvote the tags if they think they apply
if it falls bellow a certain threshold it is removed/hidden and if it reaches above a certain amount it is shown on the novel page, not just in the vote page
I would like the option to choose what does or does not go into my feed.
Specifically I don't want my List activity going into my feed. I use lists for organizational purposes and that activity just makes things messy.
I would like to be able to limit it so only my status changes (Want to read/Currently Reading/Read/etc), ratings, and reviews) go into the feed and everything else is left out.
I really don't want to have to manually go through my feed removing those entries every time I make a change. That's a pain.