I’d love an option to look at reviews from different filters: newest first, number of stars, etc.

I’d love an option to see book reviews by my friends first or somewhere close to the top of reviews tab. Also I’d love a lot more review filter options similar to letterboxd’s review sorting

When opening a book page, I’d like to immediately be able to see the books type (fiction, non fiction, unknown) and the category (book, novella, short story, graphic novel, etc).

It’s objective information about the book, so it makes sense to place it in the header, where it’s clearly visible and easy to spot. I’ve added an image to illustrate this example (additional text near the date and pages)

Currently multiple clicks need to be made to select the owned tag and the ebook edition stats doesn't work properly probably since the digital edition might have incorrect/missing metadata.

Breakdown of the genre, fiction/non-fiction etc. isn't available. It would be nice to click on the chart and see the list of books for that category.

Similar to TMDB data design for movies: add an "original title" field for books, to track the original name of the work, as book names are typically in English.

Would allow you to group your books by series/compact them so if a series has cough cough TEN books you don’t have them all jumbled up together like an eyesore, just the series as one clean icon (like displayed in the top series of this year). To me they are one book (ex: LOTR), and I read lots of series. It’s so cluttered with them all!

Seems quite weird this hasn't been implemented yet.

Very simple: show total number of readers similar to how total number of reviews is shown on the book detail page.

Interestingly this count is shown in other places of the platform like on the search results.

Implement a 'Listened' status to track user progress specifically for the audiobook format

So right now if there are hundreds or thousands of editions of a book you have to scroll through all of them to find the edition(s) you own, but what if it was just pinned to the first page, or had its own page. That would make it easier to keep track of the editions you own.

I would like to suggest introducing verified author badges along with expanded author profile functionality.
Proposed enhancements:
• Verified Author Badge: A visible badge to distinguish confirmed authors from regular users, increasing credibility and trust.
• Dedicated Author Pages: Robust author profiles similar to those on Goodreads and LibraryThing, allowing authors to:
◦ Add official website and social media links
◦ Share a biography and author photo
◦ Highlight featured books or series
• Author-Added Links: Ability for authors to include direct links to their official author page or external profiles.
• Temporary Librarian Status: Grant verified authors limited, controlled editing permissions to update and correct their own book metadata (e.g., descriptions, series order, publication details), subject to review guidelines.
Benefits:
• Improves metadata accuracy and reduces correction backlogs
• Strengthens author-platform relationships
• Enhances trust and transparency for readers
• Encourages more authors to actively engage with the community
These features would position Hardcover as a more author-friendly and professionally structured platform while maintaining high data integrity standards.

I would like to filter the feed section. An example is that most times I don't want to see all the books people are adding to To Read, but I do want to see what people have finished reading, or added progress to.

I think the option of being able to sort your books that you're currently reading into "Most or Last Updated" would be great, so that the book that you're updating frequently is on top. At the moment, the filters don't allow for that.

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Integrate Official ARC Access Links on Book Pages
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I would like to suggest adding a dedicated section for Advance Reader Copy (ARC) access directly on individual book pages.
When available, publishers or authors could include an official ARC request link beneath the book details. This would create a streamlined, transparent process for early access and review participation.
Proposed features:
• A clearly labeled “Request ARC” or “ARC Available” button
• Direct links to authorized distribution platforms (e.g., NetGalley, BookFunnel, publisher site)
• An availability status indicator (Open / Limited / Closed)
• Optional eligibility notes or reviewer requirements
Benefits:
• Readers gain structured access to legitimate early review opportunities
• Authors and publishers receive increased pre-launch visibility and verified reviews
• The platform strengthens engagement between readers, reviewers, and industry professionals
This enhancement would support the book ecosystem by encouraging ethical ARC distribution while improving discovery and review activity across the platform.

Editions published pre-1970 often do not have an ISBN. Let's add an option to note this instead of leaving it blank like the info is missing.

So I would be awesome if you could have a place to put books in a separate section separate from Want to Read, as you probably don't know right away if you want to read the book. And then probably forgetting you added a specific book because you just sometimes add books just because they sound good and then just add and forget and then your want to read has a surplus of books you added. So having a section of maybes would be awesome for organization.

I'm trying to fix the metadata of the book "PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet."

The title should be "PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking," and the rest should be the subtitle. But Hardcover splits at the first colon and makes the title just "PlantYou." I can't override this because there's no subtitle field on the book or edition edit pages.

Please add a subtitle field. I don't mind if it's hidden behind some "advanced mode" or something like that, because this is a rare case. But it should be possible for a librarian to override.

In order to set up my library new and to import from scratch, I can delete my library. However the books I marked as owned before will stay in the status "owned", and I can only delete them manually from the Owned-list which can take pretty long.

This is mainly meant for series but honestly would probably just be a general profile preference option. I would like to see a "preferred format" option so that I can see when a new release is available in Audiobook (my preference). I'm sure there are those that prefer Kindle or HC or PB and would like that option as well.

It would be great to be able to select multiple books at a time e.g. all books in a series so that you could mark them as read or to read instead of clicking one at a time. Along the same vein, perhaps being able to change the default button from want to read would be nice? Like if you were new to the platform and wanted to mark a bunch of books you've already read. Thanks!

Book summaries need their own category and we should have an option to hide them from search. Right now, they are kind of cluttering the search results for popular books.

It appears the list of published books is out of date. How often do you consume this, and when was the last time. I can't find The Talon and the Flame, by Terry Mancour, for example.

It would be nice if there were a way to view recently published reviews from the explore menu. This could be a dedicated explore filter titled reviews that collates all newly published reviews which contain text.

It may be more appropriate to implement as a new feature to the Feed beside All Activity, either as a tab “All Reviews” or as one of a series of filters you could apply to the All Activity tab (envisioned as toggles/check boxes: ratings, reviews, added books, etc).

This would give reviews a bit more visibility as well as help explorers decide what to add to their TBR.

Just a status page to see if the site is online, if the API is online, app... Just to confirm if it's your side or my side if I have issue

Adding Additional Options, especially for works with many editors at different levels, Imprimaturs, Nihil Obstats, Imprimi Potest, Introductions, and similar additional information.