In addition to the current reading goals, it would be great if we could set reoccurring daily goals based on pages per day.
Progress updates made to books we are currently reading will then update the reading goal.
Reading goal will reoccur each day.
While currently you can set a page goal over a length of time, I think having a daily goal is more manageable and gives more immediate feedback and satisfaction.
Add a setting to define when a new day starts for reading statistics.
Useful for users who read past midnight : for example, if one sets it to 4:00 AM, reading on sunday (past midnight, until 4:00AM) should still be registering statistics for the right day.
This would allow users to read after midnight without having that reading activity counted as the next calendar day.
Loads of my books don’t have an IBSN number simply because they are older than the system. I wonder if it would be an option to add them as editions. Thanks
Hello, I couldn't find how to do this myself, so I wondered if you could consider adding it. One of my favorite features on GR was the ability to view my books' stats in a simple table, showing all books for each star. I see I can now see the number of stars I assigned for each value this year, but being able to view all the books at once in that way was very helpful for me.
Similar to what Bandcamp does with album covers.
When I click on a cover, whether the main one or an edition's, open a lightbox with the cover in full resolution.
Several reasons why:
Just like Goodreads, audible and google books id
Hi ppl, doing amazing with this app/platform,
I’m asking whether there’s a way to search for authors and books that have been tagged in my library (Read, Reading, TBR, etc.), rather than searching the Universal/General database.
The reason for this feature is that when I search for an author, I’d like to see which of their books I’ve read, have on my TBR, etc. Ideally, there could also be an author card showing something like how many books by that author I’ve read, series completed, books have planned to read etc.
For example, right now, if I search for an author’s last name in the general database, I have to identify the correct author, book title, etc. With a search that applies only to my library, it would be much easier to find the author and immediately see which of their books I have read, have on my TBR and so on.
Hardcover already (kinda) lets you generate a shareable image of a review, which is great, but I'd like to see it expanded. Specifically: (1) a lightweight editor before export — reposition/resize the cover, swap layouts or color themes, edit the highlighted quote or rating shown, maybe add my own text; and (2) a higher-resolution export option, since the current output looks a bit soft when posted to platforms like Instagram Stories. Better-looking, more customizable share images would make people more likely to post them, and make non-users more interested in checking out Hardcover.
Right now the only way to find people to follow on Hardcover is to search for their username directly, which makes it hard to discover friends who are already using the app. I'd love the ability to link external accounts (Instagram, phone contacts, Strava, etc.) so Hardcover can privately match against them and suggest people I already know. This is standard in most social apps and would make the "who do I follow" cold-start problem much easier. Ideally this would be opt-in and clear about what's being matched (e.g., hashed phone numbers/emails rather than uploading a raw contact list) for privacy.
Have the ability to make new characters
Sometimes you want read a book with a self contained, defined story.
No trilogies, no twelve books sagas or narrative arcs that keep you hooked for months.
In the filters would be useful to filter out all books in sagas, series and whatsoever.
It's exactly what it sounds like. I love supporting services I use. But in this day and age I'm practically drowning in subscriptions. I'd love to pay once, even if it was more expensive and then not have to worry about paying for an app.
With this I acknowledge I'm taking a risk that hardcover may not exist forever, but even then I'd happily do it.
And I understand that this also isn't as profitable as the subscription model but, I wanted to throw it out there. Thank you so much for the work you do!
Currently, list filtering on Hardcover allows users to show books that exist within a specific list (e.g., filtering a prompt or search by books on the "Owned" list). However, there is no way to filter by exclusion—showing books that are not present on a specified list.
Use Case:
When browsing large lists (like "To Read," curated award lists, or recommendation prompts), users often want to find books they haven’t acquired or read yet. For example, filtering a "Want to Read" list to exclude books on the "Owned" list instantly reveals which books need to be bought or checked out from the library.
Proposed Solution:
Toggle / Operator Support: Add an exclusion toggle (or a "NOT" / "Is Not On" filter option) alongside existing list filters.
UI Example: In the list filter dropdown, allow clicking a filter once for In [List Name] (inclusion) and clicking again (or selecting a "Exclude" icon/option) for Not in [List Name] (exclusion).
Probably a niche request, but I was thinking it might be nice to be able to have widget cards that display one of two widgets based on some sort of criteria.
The most useful example I can think of (though there are probably others): if no books are marked as currently reading, show the "Your Next Read" widget, otherwise (if there IS a book currently reading) show the "Currently Reading" widget. In that example you would be able to have a more concise layout instead of having both widgets taking up a space.
Someone who wants the "Your Next Read" widget always visible to help find their Next-Up could keep both in separate spots if they wanted, but if you only cared to see Your Next Read when you're in between books, you could opt for the conditional format.
There could also be a rotating option where you choose two widgets and on each load/refresh it rotates which widget is displayed (like "Reading Goals" and "Stats - Last 365 Days", for example). If you preferred a compact dashboard, this would allow you to keep the same information but compress a little bit.
I thought this was possible, but can't find anything about it.
I would love if you could choose to have a certain dashboard be the default displayed based on if your device is mobile/desktop (or landscape/portrait).
My use case is that my default dashboard looks great layout-wise on my desktop browser (a nice uniform rectangle), but on my phone it results in some of the widgets I want to see first showing up at the bottom of the page, below some of the ones I don't look at as often. If I could set a different dashboard as default, I could make a mobile version of my dashboard and get the best of both worlds.
Currently if I want to know what language a book was originally written in, or what was the original title, I have to go to editions, find the oldest one, see what language it's in and how it's called. An imperfect process since the original edition might not be on Hardcover, the data might be missing or wrong, and the title might include things like "Volume One" etc. Oftentimes I have to sleuth the web to find that information. Hardcover having this as a data field for books would give it an edge over other platforms I think.
By default it could simply take in the oldest edition language, and be overwritable by librarians. Alternatively, an edition could be marked as First Edition to derive not only those two fields, but also other fields such as Release Date.
I have attached a mockup of what this might look like.
Storygraph has a version of this feature for reference. It allows readers to label a book fast, medium, or slow paced.
Sometimes I'm in the mood for something that reads quick, like Richard Stark. Other times, I'm looking for something slow and gradual, like John Steinbeck.
Please add a language filter. Not everyone is an English speaker. This will help users find readable reviews and encourage them to confidently write in their native language.
Some books in Hardcover have either no description or insufficient covers. My calibre library is full of books with great meta data and I would like to "import" the meta data.
Just imported a hefty collection from Goodreads and would like to update my start dates more easily.
When browsing different lists or books, I want to be able to quickly mark a book "want to read"/"reading"/"read"/"owned" without having to go into the books dedicated page.
I don't have my full library logged anywhere so as I'm browsing lists I will see books I have already read - the context menu for the book status already pops out, depending on how the component is nested maybe allow for a context menu on hover for a book tile?
If a physical book has been added with a verified ISBN/barcode, users should not be able to change the book’s format, cover image, or other edition-specific details in a way that turns it into a different edition, such as changing a physical book to an ebook.
Once it has been confirmed that the ISBN and barcode correspond to the actual physical edition listed, those details should be locked or protected from being overwritten. This is important for those of us using the app to track the books we actually own, not just the general book title.
There is also an issue when trying to add a physical copy that is genuinely a different edition. For example, two copies of the same book may have different ISBNs, covers, publishers, page counts, or publication details. If one ISBN has already been incorrectly linked to another edition, it can prevent users from adding their actual copy because Hardcover treats the ISBN as belonging to the existing edition (not as that editions ISBN, but under the external mapping linked to an edition. There is no way to remove it from that edition it is attached to so that you can actually add the correct edition and cover, etc with the correct isbn.)
Ideally, each unique ISBN/barcode should represent the specific edition it belongs to, with its own cover, publisher, page count, format, publication date, etc. Users should then be able to add their actual physical copy even when another edition of the same book already exists. Of course in most cases you can, but as I’m trying to continue to scan my books in (I have over 400 so unfortunately this is a very slow process on this app) I am finding more and more that I get stuck on because of this.
This would make the collection feature much more accurate and far less frustrating for people who are trying to track the physical books they actually own.
Can we have polls so someone can choose the books that others vote on and not add to like a list?
When adding an external mapping to an edition, I know there are instructions on the page, but it would be great if the input field could validate that a user pasted the entire url and explain what is wrong. Particularly since it is something the user generally cannot fix on their own.
I would love it if there was a way to set an alert on a book so that if anyone else started reading it, I would be alerted and could reach out and see if they were interested in a buddy read. Maybe on the other end, the user would opt in/out to having their status trigger alerts, in case some users wanted more privacy.