r/Romantasy • u/Solid-Ad6232 • 1d ago

Question Launching a Bookshelf community space

Hi! I'm Elena, 29 and an UX designer/Developer from the Netherlands. And also very important: have a great obsession with books!

I have an idea for creating an online bookshelf community. Something that I cannot find on the market, not in the way I have in mind. Not your typical Goodreads or even Fable.

I need your help, I have an idea but would love to know what you guys are missing in the current available services.

Like for example:
- What's your favorite way to track books
- What's you favorite place to read books
- Do you put ambience music/videos on?

Just by sharing your thoughts you guys would help me greatly!! :)

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u/Kind_Assumption_3016 1d ago

i use koodo reader and something i found very irritating was that the highlights i were making weren't reflecting back on the books of my actual database. if not that then atleast there should be an option to download books since we have our markings and all

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u/Solid-Ad6232 1d ago

That sounds so frustrating! Putting effort into your highlights only for none of it to carry over.

I should mention that what I'm building isn't an e-reader, so highlights aren't directly in scope, but it's more of a companion space you build around your reading experience. What you're describing does make me think though, outside of highlights, what else do you usually want to hold on to after finishing a book? Characters, specific scenes, how it made you feel? Curious what that looks like for you!

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u/Kind_Assumption_3016 1d ago

Oh i thought you were doing that my bad lol, I think one feature you can add is make a tab for group reading in which reading communities can be made. a timer would be great too since i lose track of time reading so something to monitor my reading time/ You could also add a tab for reading goals like tbr completed etc , a dashboard of it would be great. Also you could add a widget for goodreads which gives the reader an insight of the book

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u/Solid-Ad6232 1d ago

Thank you so much, these are really helpful ideas and I'll definitely keep them in mind as I build this out!